Schloßberg (large potter)
| Schlossberg | ||
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 The Schlossberg seen from the east |
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| height | 442.5 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Eichsfeld district , Thuringia | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 13 '47 " N , 10 ° 6' 43" E | |
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| Type | Zeugenberg | |
| rock | Shell limestone , red sandstone | |
| particularities | Greifenstein castle ruins | |
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The Schloßberg is 442.5 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in Eichsfeld in northwest Thuringia ( Germany ).
geography
The Schloßberg is located in the south dike field about 2000 meters west of Großtöpfer , a district of the municipality Geismar and 2000 meters east of Kella near the state border with Hesse . The ruin can be reached by traffic via the national road 2030 between Kella and Großtöpfer and on various hiking trails to the summit.
Natural allocation
In terms of natural space , the mountain is assigned to the Rosoppe-Frieda-Hügelland according to the classification of the manual of the natural spatial structure of Germany : According to the alternative classification of the Thuringian State Institute for Environment and Geology (TLUG), it is part of the natural area Werrabergland-Hörselberge ; orographically it is to be regarded as part of the southern roof of the Gobert .
nature
The mountain is located in the Obereichsfeld nature reserve and the Eichsfeld-Hainich-Werratal nature park . The wooded summit of the mountain consists only in the summit area of lower shell limestone and then of upper red sandstone (with individual gypsum deposits in red) and sits on the surrounding landscape of middle red sandstone as a witness mountain . Agricultural areas are only located at the southern foot of the mountain in the area of the former estate. In the area of the steeper embankment of the middle red sandstone there are some small springs with inflow to the Frieda (Höllengraben, Gretchengraben), to the Rode and to the Kellaer Bach.
History
Greifenstein Castle , mentioned in 1397, was located on the summit , of which only ruins remain. At the south-eastern foot of the mountain was the associated Gut Greifenstein and a forester's house, which were demolished after 1960 as part of the border security measures on the inner German border . During this time, the mountain was no longer accessible to residents until 1989 due to its location in the protective strip.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Hans-Jürgen Klink: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 112 Kassel - Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1969 → online map
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^ Walter Hiekel, Frank Fritzlar, Andreas Nöllert and Werner Westhus: The natural spaces of Thuringia . Ed .: Thuringian State Institute for Environment and Geology (TLUG), Thuringian Ministry for Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Environment . 2004, ISSN 0863-2448 . → Natural area map of Thuringia (TLUG) - PDF; 260 kB → Maps by district (TLUG)
- ↑ Bücking, Pröschelt, Zeise: Geological Map 4726 Kella, Berlin 1902
