Ear apex
| Ear apex | ||
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 The top of the ears seen from Trochtelfingen |
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| height | 652.2 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Mountains | Swabian Alb | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 48 '58 " N , 10 ° 23' 52" E | |
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The ears summit is a 652.2 u m. NHN high mountain on the Härtsfeld on the edge of the crater of the Nördlinger Ries . It lies in the area of the municipality of Riesbürg and forms its highest point, but the landowner is the Bavarian town of Nördlingen .
history
During the Thirty Years' War , General Gustaf Horn led the Swedish troops, coming from Breitwang near Bopfingen , over the Ohrengipfel to Hürnheim on September 5, 1634 , to the battle of Nördlingen .
At the beginning of the 20th century, the area around the Ohrengipfel was still called Karthäuserhau , based on the nearby Kartäusertal around Christgarten . At that time, the owner was Prince von Wallerstein .
Viewing platform
On July 8, 1900, a 12.70 m high viewing platform was ceremoniously opened on the summit. The production costs of 444 Mk were borne by the Swabian Alb Association and the Nördlingen Beautification Association, and the plate attached to a beech tree was built by master locksmith Hochmüller from Neresheim . The platform and stairs were made of iron and weighed 1,070 kg together, but only six people were allowed to enter the platform at the same time.
The well-known distant view extended to the Zugspitze , the Wetterstein Mountains , Karwendel and Kaiser Mountains in the south, and to the Hesselberg in Bavaria in the north . When the viewing platform opened in 1900, the view from the surrounding beech forest was restricted. As early as 1918 it was noted: "The view from the ladder is now completely overgrown". After the Second World War , at least the view of the Ries was preserved. The further fate of the viewing platform is unknown, the ear summit was last mentioned as a viewing point in 1978, but with the restriction that the view was "restricted by trees". Today the flat mountain top of the Ohrengipfel only houses benches.
Wind turbines
The "Wind Atlas Baden-Württemberg" lists the area around the ear summit as particularly suitable for the installation of wind turbines . For this reason, in 2011 two energy companies submitted an application to build a wind farm with up to 12 wind turbines in the Ohrengipfel area. Since the regional plan for the East Wuerttemberg region identifies this area as a "recreational area worthy of protection", the installation of wind turbines in this area was rejected. In addition, from a forest law perspective , the area around the ear summit is declared as a recreational forest and therefore enjoys special protection.
Hiking trails
The Swabian Alb North Edge Trail has been running over the mountain just below the summit since it was built in 1907. The trail markings are maintained by the Bopfingen branch of the Swabian Alb Association. In 2010 the Schwedenweg was laid out, which follows in the footsteps of the Swedish army in the Thirty Years' War and also leads over the Ohrengipfel.
swell
- “Inauguration of the viewing platform on the Ohrengipfel” in “Leaves of the Swabian Alb Association”, XII. Volume, No. 8, 1900
- “Wind farm is to be built on the Ohrengipfel” on schwaebische.de on June 30, 2011
summit
Ascent
information sign
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Riesbürg municipality on leo-bw.de .
- ^ Sheets of the Swabian Alb Association , 1908.
- ↑ “Follow the Swedish Army on the Toe” , in Augsburger Allgemeine from September 6, 2010.
- ^ Adam Heinrich von Keller , in "The Thirty Years' War in personal testimonies, chronicles and reports".
- ^ Julius Wais: Albführer. Hikes through the Swabian Alb with Hegau and Randen , Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, 1918, page 101.
- ↑ Ruth Wais: Albführer. Walks through the Swabian Alb by Julius Wais. Volume I, Eastern part: From Ries to Hohenstaufen , Verlag des Schwäbischen Albverein , Stuttgart, 1962, page 129.
- ↑ Helmut Dumler: Albrandweg hiking guide. The north and south edge of the Swabian Alb , Deutscher Wanderverlag Dr. Mair & Schnabel & Co., Stuttgart, 1978, ISBN 3-8134-0037-9 , page 36.
- ↑ "Ohrengipfel is out of the running" , in Augsburger Allgemeine from February 1, 2012.
- ^ "Regional associations: No wind turbines at the ear summit" in Augsburger Allgemeine from March 9, 2012.
- ↑ "They clear the way" on schwaebische.de (Ipf and Jagst newspaper from April 7, 2012).