Marble stone

Marble stone
Relaxation bench at the lookout point (unfortunately cloudy view)
height	455  m above sea level NHN (at the observation bench)
location	Hochtaunuskreis Hessen Germany
Mountains	Taunus natural area: High Taunus
Coordinates	50 ° 15 ′ 20 ″  N , 8 ° 33 ′ 20 ″  E Coordinates: 50 ° 15 ′ 20 ″  N , 8 ° 33 ′ 20 ″  E

The marble stone is a rock formation in the Taunushauptkamm east of the Roßkopf between Bad Homburg and Wehrheim . There was a nature reserve around the rocks from 1928 to 1994 .

description

The rock group of the marble stone consists of Taunus quartzite and is located between Herzberg and Saalburgpass at an altitude of 444 to 460  m above sea level. NHN above the König-Wilhelms-Weg. The marbled color of the quartzite is, according to Hermin, Mr. Grund for the name. The marble stone has been a popular excursion destination since the 19th century and can also be easily combined with a climb to the Herzberg Tower (restaurant) and a visit to the Saalburg (bus stop, museum, country inn & parking spaces). Not far away are the Nymphenquelle on the Emesberg and the Jupiter column .

Nature reserve

The nature reserve with a size of eleven hectares was placed under protection in 1928. Protection was lifted in 1994.

literature

• Uta Hillesheim-Kimmel u. a .: The nature reserves in Hessen , 2nd edition 1978, pp. 107-108

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochtaunuskreis

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hermin Herr: Lexikon vom Hohe Taunus , 1993, ISBN 3-7829-0437-0 , p. 182.
2. ↑ On the Taunus Club website : The marble stone .
3. ^ Protection Ordinance of November 26, 1928; Official Gazette of the Government of Wiesbaden 1928, p. 197.
4. ^ Ordinance on the repeal of the police ordinance on the "Marmorstein" nature reserve in the Homburg city forest of September 8, 1994, online