Schlossberg (Dahn)
Schlossberg | ||
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Schlossberg with Dahner Burgengruppe |
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height | 323.1 m above sea level NHN | |
location | Dahner Felsenland , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany | |
Mountains | Palatinate Forest → Wasgau | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 9 '2 " N , 7 ° 48' 13" E | |
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Type | Ridges | |
rock | Lower Buntsandstein rock unit (Rehberg and Schlossberg layers ) | |
Age of the rock | 251–243 million years | |
Normal way | District road 40 and forest path | |
particularities | Dahner Burgengruppe and ND Löchelfelsen |
The Schlossberg in the Rhineland-Palatinate Dahner Felsenland , a part of the Wasgau formed by the southern part of the Palatinate Forest and the northern part of the Vosges , is a 323.1 m high mountain . On its elongated ridge lie the ruins of three medieval castles , known as the Dahner Burgengruppe .
geography
The Schlossberg rises in the district of Südwestpfalz on the forest delimitation of the town of Dahn just under 1 km east of its residential development. Its ridge stretches almost flat for about 350 m from southwest to northeast. The northeast spur belongs to the forest area of the local community Erfweiler .
From Dahn, Schlossstrasse , which is identical to Kreisstrasse 40, leads up to the mountain and passes it below the southwestern mountain spur. There a forest path branches off to the left at a small mountain saddle , via which hikers can reach the ridge after about 300 m. At the junction there is a parking lot at an altitude of 273 m , next to it is a small refuge .
Attractions
The ridge carries the castle ruins of Altdahn ( 317 m above sea level), Grafendahn ( 314 m ) and Tanstein ( 315 m ) , standing close together on five large rocks, from southwest to northeast . The name of the mountain comes from these three castles. In the north-east, at an altitude of 316 m, is the Löchelfelsen natural monument (ND-7340-210).
flora
With the exception of the castle areas and the rocks, the Schlossberg is densely covered with conifers . Mostly it is spruce and pine .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Location of the Schlossberg on: Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Administration (LANIS map) ( notes )