Otzberg (volcano)
| Otzberg | ||
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 The Otzberg with the Veste Otzberg and the place Hering |
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| height | 367.9 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | On the northern edge of the Odenwald, towards the Dieburger basin | |
| Mountains | Odenwald | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 49 '11 " N , 8 ° 54' 39" E | |
| Topo map | LAGIS Hessen | |
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| Type | Extinct volcano | |
| Age of the rock | approx. 60 million years | |
| particularities | Veste Otzberg | |
The Otzberg is 367.9 m above sea level. NHN high extinct volcano in the front Odenwald , on which the place Hering, a district of the municipality Otzberg , as well as the fortress Otzberg is located.
Veste Otzberg
The Otzberg is crowned by the Veste Otzberg, which was first mentioned in 1231. The fortress Otzberg was probably built towards the end of the 12th and beginning of the 13th century.
herring
On the northern slope of the Otzberg is the place Hering with around 1000 inhabitants.
geography
The Otzberg is located in the northern front Odenwald in the municipality of the same name Otzberg in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district . Rising above the surrounding area by 130 to 200 m, it represents a widely visible mark in the northern Odenwald and Reinheimer Hügelland . To the north it slopes down towards the flat Dieburger basin.
geology
The Otzberg volcanic cone consists of nepheline basalt, which contains olivine and also labradorite . Due to its geomorphological history as an extinct volcano, columnar basalt and other volcanic rocks come to light.
see also: Geology of the Otzberg
Protected areas
On the Otzberg there are the natural monuments "abandoned column basalt quarry" and the "area around the Otzberg". On the lower north-west slope, the loess cave "Hinterer und vorderer Kuhgraben" and "Extension Hinterer Kuhgraben" are protected as natural monuments.
Others
From Veste Otzberg you can see as far as Frankfurt am Main and the Taunus in good weather .
The Alemannenweg , a 144-kilometer-long hiking trail, runs as a circular route from Erbach via Bensheim-Auerbach , Frankenstein Castle and the Veste Otzberg back into the Mümling valley to Michelstadt-Steinbach . There are many cultural and historical sights on the Alemannenweg.
photos
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ^ A b Horst Bathon, Georg Wittenberger: The natural monuments of the Darmstadt-Dieburg district with biotope tours , 2nd expanded and completely revised edition. In: Schriftenreihe Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, (Ed.) District Committee of the District of Darmstadt-Dieburg - Lower Nature Conservation Authority, Darmstadt, 2016. ISBN 978-3-00-050136-4 . 243 pages.
