Oberfrauenwald

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Oberfrauenwald
The observation tower above the Oberfrauenwald

The observation tower above the Oberfrauenwald

height 947.7  m above sea level NHN
location Bavaria
Mountains Bavarian forest
Coordinates 48 ° 41 '6 "  N , 13 ° 39' 28"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 41 '6 "  N , 13 ° 39' 28"  E
Oberfrauenwald (Bavaria)
Oberfrauenwald
rock granite
particularities Observation tower

The Oberfrauenwald is 947.7  m above sea level. NHN high wooded mountain in the southern Bavarian Forest between the towns of Waldkirchen and Hauzenberg . The district boundary between Passau (the highest point of which it is) and Freyung-Grafenau runs over its summit .

The name Oberfrauenwald goes back to the Niedernburg convent in Passau . In 1010 King Heinrich II granted the Niedernburg monastery a part of the royal northern forest between the Danube and Bohemia with imperial immediacy. This forest area has since been referred to as "Frauenwald". The area was 1161 to 1220 the Bishopric of Passau with Passauer bishops as secular and spiritual Lord and remained there until the secularization 1,803th

Observation tower

A 27 m high observation tower has stood on the Oberfrauenwald since 2001, which enables a comprehensive panorama on all sides. Since then, the mountain has also been visited in summer. The ascent is possible via a hiking trail from the village of Oberfrauenwald or - the shorter variant - from the parking lot of the mountain guard hut 15 minutes below the summit. In the winter months there is a smaller ski area on the northern slopes of the Oberfrauenwald. The observation tower also serves as an antenna support. A directional radio antenna system is installed on the roof , which supplies the surrounding rural areas with WiMAX , wireless broadband internet. In 2013, a webcam was installed on the tower to transmit 360 ° panoramic images.

Individual evidence

  1. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. Topographic map 1: 25,000. In: BayernAtlas of the Bavarian State Government. Retrieved December 6, 2014 . (on a scale of 1: 10,000, the value is rounded to 948 m)
  3. ↑ Information panel lookout tower at Oberfrauenwald ( memento of the original from December 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Hans Gell's private website , accessed December 6, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hans-gell.de
  4. 360-degree panoramic view from the Oberfrauenwald by camera . in Passauer Neue Presse on July 11, 2013, accessed on December 6, 2014