Olsberg (mountain)
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 View from Ginsterkopf to the west over Olsberg- Elleringhausen to Olsberg (right) and Heidkopf (left) |
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| height | 703.8 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | near Olsberg ; Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Rothaar Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 20 '34 " N , 8 ° 30' 11" E | |
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| particularities | Location of the transmitter Olsberg | |
The Olsberg near Olsberg in the North Rhine-Westphalian Hochsauerlandkreis is 703.8 m above sea level. NHN high northern foothills of the Heidkopf ( 715.3 m ) in the Rothaar Mountains . It is the location of the Olsberg transmitter .
geography
location
The Olsberg is located in the northern foothills of the Rothaargebirge directly southeast of the core town of Olsberg with its eastern location Gierskopp . Its peak rises 3 km west-north-west of Elleringhausen , 3.5 km north-north-west of Bruchhausen , 4 km north of Assinghausen and 3.3 km (as the crow flies ) north-north-east of Wulmeringhausen ; they are all districts of Olsberg. It belongs to a ridge running in a north-south direction, with the Olsberg in the north and the Heidkopf in the south, which separates the Ruhr from its eastern tributary Gierskoppbach .
Neighboring mountains and elevations are - with a height in meters (m) above sea level (NHN): Langer Berg ( 554.5 m ) in the north-northwest, Eisenberg ( 606.2 m ) in the north-northeast, Borberg ( 670.2 m ) in the northeast, Ruthenberg ( 543 m ) in the east, Ginsterkopf ( 663.3 m ) in the east-southeast, Istenberg ( 728 m ) in the southeast, Heidkopf ( 715.3 m ) in the south, Wiedegge ( 732.3 m ) in the southwest and Buchhorst ( 527 m) ) in the East.
Natural allocation
The Olsberg belongs in the natural spatial main unit group Süderbergland (No. 33), in the main unit Rothaargebirge (with Hochsauerland ) (333) and in the subunit Hochsauerländer Schluchtgebirge (333.8) to the natural area Ramsbecker ridge and gorges (333.81), with its northern flank in the main unit Sauerländer Senken (335 ) drops into the natural area Oberruhrgesenke (335.0).
Mountain height
A trigonometric point at a height of 703.2 m is shown on topographic maps near the Olsberg summit (north summit ; 703.8 m ) . Its southern tip is 701 m high, with a 696.6 m high point close to its summit .
Forest cover and protected areas
The Olsberg is mostly heavily forested , apart from the wind- thrown areas of its high elevations. On the eastern flank are parts of the nature reserve hillside forests of the Olsberg ( CDDA no. 329413, designated 2001, 1.68 km² in size). There are those of on the mountain landscape protection area Olsberg (CDDA No. 345105;. 2004; 79.52 square kilometers).
Olsberg transmitter
About 430 m south-southeast of the Olsberg summit is the Olsberg transmitter of the WDR . It is located a little below the summit of the south crest. Its transmission tower , built in 1984, is 58 m high. It is used to broadcast radio and DAB (digital radio).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
- ↑ Martin Bürgener: Geographical Land Survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 111 Arolsen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1963. → Online map (PDF; 4.1 MB)
- ↑ a b c Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
