Rimberg (hinterland)
| Rimberg | ||
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.jpg) View from the southwest to the Rimberg |
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| height | 497.1 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Lahntal and Dautphetal , Marburg-Biedenkopf district , Hesse ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Gladenbacher Bergland | |
| Dominance | 6.8 km → Hollerberg, Sackpfeifen-Vorhöhen | |
| Notch height | 135 m ↓ B453 north of Runzhausen ( Lage ), to the Hünstein | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 50 '33 " N , 8 ° 37' 46" E | |
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| particularities | Rimberg Tower ( AT ) | |
The Rimberg is 497.1 m above sea level. NHN is the highest mountain of the Damshausen peaks in the Gladenbacher Bergland and stands on the threshold of the Hessen-Kassel old district of Marburg to the Hessian hinterland in the central Hessian district of Marburg-Biedenkopf .
Geographical location
The Rimberg rises in the northern part of Central Hesse on the eastern edge of the Hessian hinterland and is the highest elevation of the Damshausen peaks in its northeast to eastern part. At the interface between the foothills of the Westerwald in the southwest, the West Hessian highlands in the east and the Rothaargebirge in the northeast, it is located between the Dautphetaler part of the municipality Damshausen and the Lahntaler part of the municipality of Caldern about 11 km (as the crow flies ) west-northwest of the city center of Marburg . North past the mountain direction west-east passing the in Upper Lahntalhotel the Lahn and south of the springs Damsbach as a small inflow of the dewatered to southeast Ohe .
Dominance and prominence
The Rimberg towers over its surrounding area in an easterly direction. To the northeast, its height is only reached and clearly exceeded at a distance of 32 km in the Kellerwald , to the east in a good 50 km in the Knüll and to the southeast in just under 50 km on the Vogelsberg . To the south, its height is also reached 22 km further south on the Dünsberg , but higher mountains in the Taunus are only to be found here at a distance of almost 50 km.
Regardless of this, the dominance of the Rimberg is only 6.8 km. This is the distance to the next 497.1 m high point on the 509.9 m high Hollerberg in the bagpipe forecourt north of the Rimberg.
For the prominent people of the Rimberg, however, the bagpipe forecrops are of no importance, as they are separated by the Lahn valley, which is only a little over 200 m high . However, in the Gladenbacher Bergland to the west and south-west of the Rimberg, higher altitudes are reached in just over 7 km. The lowest point that you have to cross to get to them is on the federal highway 453 north of Runzhausen on the watershed between Dautphe and Allna , which is also roughly the border between the Damshausen peaks and the Bottenhorn plateaus . It is located at about 363 m above sea level. NN 135 m lower than the Rimberg summit, directly at the foot of the Allberge with the 551.8 m high Daubhaus .
Neighboring mountains
The Rimberg is the highest point of the Damshausen peaks . It lies northeast to east on the edge of this mountain range, while further peaks follow in all other directions:
Northeast to east
The Elnhausen-Michelbacher Senke joins the Damshausen peaks from northeast to east as the "closure" of the Westerwald foothills. After this depression, about 4 km to the northeast, the Wollenberg , about 474 m high, is considered the last south-eastern branch of the bagpipe promontories , which are still part of the Rothaar Mountains . Immediately to the east there are various landscapes of the West Hessian mountain and hill country, the first of which, the Wetschaft-Senke , creates the transition to the Burgwald . To the south of it follow in 7 to 8 km distance the up to 369.8 m high mountain ranges of the Marburg Ridge .
Further Damshausen peaks
The westernmost of these knolls is Hungert, a good three kilometers to the west-southwest . To the northeast, the Rimberg is preceded by the 412.8 m high, two-peaked Feiselberg , to the north-northwest the approx. 425 m high Roßberg ; both are only about a kilometer away.
The 493.5 m high cap follows about 2 km to the west, followed (a little further south) by the 473 m high pig's head (a little further to the south) , and (a little further north) by the 451 m high Hornberg . Finally, a good 6 km southwest of the Rimberg is the 456.7 m high Dusenberg .
Rimberg Tower
On the summit of the Rimberg stands the 24 m high Rimberg Tower , which was inaugurated on April 30, 1977. It is already the second observation tower on the mountain top, because the first 18 m high wooden tower built around 1900 fell victim to a storm on the night of November 22, 1971. The tower has four platforms (3 m, 9 m, 15 m and 21 m), which can be reached via a metal staircase with a total of 105 steps and three intermediate landings.
From the end of July 2004 to the end of September 2007 the tower was closed due to structural defects. In the course of setting up the Lahn-Dill-Bergland hiking park, the tower and the surrounding buildings were renovated and a toilet facility was added.
In the early months of 2009, a station for a high-speed wireless internet connection was built on the tower . It supplies the Upper Lahn valley and other places in the immediate vicinity of the Rimberg and serves as a relay in the part of the Hessian hinterland north of the Lahn . The special feature of this radio station is the supply by means of photovoltaics and two small wind turbines . In the event of an emergency in the event of prolonged adverse weather conditions, a fuel cell will ensure an uninterruptible power supply from winter onwards . The station and the self-sufficient power supply are mounted on the roof in such a way that they are almost completely hidden from view from below and thus do not disturb the appearance of the tower.
Curiosities about the "apple of contention" Rimberg
Both the highest point and the summit of the mountain are just on Damshäuser and thus the Dautphetal district, while the eastern part belongs to Lahntal - Caldern . The border of the former Biedenkopf district , which was part of Hessen-Darmstadt until 1866, runs across the mountain . The eastern area, the old district of Marburg , was part of Kurhessen until 1866 . After its victory in the “German Civil War” in 1866, Prussia annexed the Duchy of Nassau , the Hesse-Darmstadt district of Biedenkopf and Kurhessen-Kassel. After that, both districts were united in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau , but administratively belonged to different administrative districts, the Marburg district to Kassel and the Biedenkopf district to Wiesbaden . Both villages (Damshausen and Caldern) cultivated a remarkable rivalry, also because of the Rimberg.
When the first Rimberg tower had just collapsed in 1971, citizens of Caldern secretly cleared away the remaining fragments and rebuilt the top of the tower at the foot of Hungert , above the cemetery on the Caldern- Dilschhausen road , where it can still be admired today.
view
If visibility is good, the Rimbergturm offers a wonderful view in the form of a 360 ° panoramic view.
The Rothaargebirge stretches from northeast to northwest with the bagpipe and its (eastern) heights : The northeast is dominated by the very wide Wollenberg , only 4 km away and around 474 m high , which represents the easternmost foothills of the bagpipe foreheads or the Rothaargebirge .
To the northwest follow, among others, Kohlenberg ( 583 m , 14 km), Wallershöhe ( 812.1 m , 31 km), Arennest ( 591.5 m , 9 km), Sackpfeife ( 673.3 m , 14 km), Hainpracht ( Biedenkopfer) Stadtberg, 631 m , 13 km) and Buchholz ( 643 m ). On the very wide summit of the bagpipe, which towers above the entire region, you can see the 210 m high transmission mast and, further to the right, the white Kaiser Wilhelm tower .
In the north-west, the Biedenkopf Castle, 11 km away, as well as some of the flatter districts of the former district town can be seen. Some parts of the community of Dautphetal follow in a distance of 4 to 6 km to the left and in the background the elevations of the Breidenbacher Grund , until relatively close (2 to 4 km) in the west, further Damshausen peaks (including the 493.5 m high cap and the approx 473 m high pig's head ) follow.
In the west-southwest, the top of the Angelburg ( 609.4 m , 15 km, highest elevation of the Bottenhorn plateau ) with a television tower catches the eye, "to the left" of it you can see the Daubhaus ( 551.8 m , 7 km) and, in the south-southwest, finally the "triumvirate" of the customs beech around the Hemmerich ( 475.7 m , 13 km) near Gladenbach .
In the south, the Taunus with the Großer Feldberg ( 881.5 m , 68 km, highest elevation in the Taunus) and further to the left of it the Steinkopf ( 518 m , 57 km), towering significantly closer (22 km), can only be seen with good visibility in front of it the Dünsberg ( 497.7 m ) the area around Wetzlar and Gießen - all three also "equipped" with a television tower. The massive Vogelsberg with the 773 m high baptismal font in the southeast is not always visible because of its 55 km distance. To the left of this you can only see the mountain top of the Milseburg ( 835.2 m , 95 km) and the ridge of the Wasserkuppe ( 950.2 m , 100 km) in the Rhön when visibility is excellent .
In the east-southeast, the chimney from the thermal power station of the University of Marburg on the Ortenberg ( 379.4 m , 12 km) in the Lahn Mountains is noticeable, to the right behind the Amöneburg (approx. 365 m , 21 km). To the left of it or a little further north you can see the highest peaks of the Knüllgebirge in the east , the namesake Rimberg (Knüll) ( 591.8 m , 59 km), clearly to the left of it the Köpfchen ( 588.1 m , 56 km) and the Knüllköpfchen ( 633.8 m , 56 km).
In the east-north-east, finally, the Burgwald (max. 443.1 m ) , which is not very spectacular from a distance, becomes clear from the two highest elevations of the Kellerwald , Wüstegarten ( 675.3 m , 37 km) and Hohes Lohr ( 656.7 m , 34 km) , towers further west (in the northeast) through the above mentioned Wollenberg.
Ring wall
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Only small remains of the Rimberg ring wall on the summit plateau, which was discovered in 1974 .
Directions
To get to Rimberg, drive from Marburg or Cölbe on the B 252 and B 62 to the west or in the direction of Biedenkopf and leave the main road at Lahntal- Caldern . You drive through this place further west or Dautphetal-Damshausen and on the small side road you reach a signposted hiking car park, from which you can climb the mountain.
Web links
- Calculated 360 ° panorama ( U. Deuschle ; information ) from the Rimberg Tower
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Rimberg with Rimbergturm on the website of the municipality of Dautphetal
- ↑ Wireless DSL transmission station on the Rimbergturm on lohra-dsl.de (archive 2009) from October 10, 2009, accessed on May 15, 2016