Roßberg (Roßdorf)

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Rossberg
View of Roßberg and Roßdorf from Rehberg (2020)

View of Roßberg and Roßdorf from Rehberg (2020)

height 284.6  m above sea level NHN
location Hessen , Germany
Mountains Odenwald
Coordinates 49 ° 50'58 "  N , 8 ° 46'13"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 50'58 "  N , 8 ° 46'13"  E
Roßberg (Roßdorf) (Hesse)
Roßberg (Roßdorf)
Type Extinct volcano
rock basalt
Age of the rock 42 million years

The Roßberg is an extinct volcano in the Roßdorf district (near Darmstadt) in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district .

Geographical location

The Roßberg is an elevation on the southeast edge of Roßdorf and belongs to the Reinheimer Hügelland .

A basalt quarry occupies the center and the north of the Roßberg . The western slope is planted as a vineyard with rows of vines and heard as a single layer Roßdorfer Rossberg to the wine-growing region Hessian mountain road in the area Umstadt . Partial areas on the south-east slope belong to the Natura2000 area "Forest and Magerrasen bei Roßdorf" (FFH area 6118-305).

Description and history

The Roßberg was created around 42 million years ago through volcanic eruptions. In 1776, basalt mining began in several places. Industrial dismantling began in 1885 by the Breitwieser company. The originally symmetrical shape of the extinct volcano was greatly changed by the opencast mining. The quarry crater is around 120 meters deep today. The water in the retention basin is colored turquoise green by green algae . In addition to basalt, various minerals are also found in the quarry, e.g. B. Gonnardit , Haüyn and white zeolites .

  • View into the Roßberg (2010)

  • Aerial photograph (2010)

  • View of Roßdorf from Roßberg (2010)

etymology

Am Roßberg
Auf dem Roßberg
To Old High German (h) ros and Middle High German ros st. N. "Ross, horse".
The two field names indicate the presence of horse pastures.

literature

  • Hans Ramge: Südhessisches Flurnamenbuch , Hessische Historische Kommission Darmstadt, 2002, ISBN 3-88443-045-9 , p. 780
  • Rudolf Schug et al .: Der Roßberg , Kulturhistorischer Verein Roßdorf, 2011, ISBN 978-3-00035155-6
  • Rudolf Schug: Darmstädter Echo, Monday, June 1, 2015, p. 19

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Freizeitkarte Darmstadt / Dieburg, City Administration of Darmstadt, 10th edition, 2012/2013
  2. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, profiles of the Natura 2000 areas
  3. ↑ EUNIS database (English)

Web links

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