Sonnenberg (Eifel)
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 The Sonnenberg (left), Heimbach right in the valley |
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| height | 393.3 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | at Heimbach ; District of Düren , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Rureifel ( Eifel ) | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 38 ′ 28 " N , 6 ° 29 ′ 17" E | |
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The Sonnenberg near Heimbach in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Düren is 393.3 m above sea level. NHN high elevation of the Rureifel , a northern part of the Eifel low mountain range .
geography
location
The Sonnenberg rises in the Rureifel in the Hohes Venn-Eifel nature park - entirely in the Heimbach city area. Its summit is 1.1 km northeast of Hengebach Castle (Heimbach Castle) , which is located in the center of the Heimbach town center on the Rur , and 1.2 km south-southwest of the village church of the Heimbach district of Hausen , which is a little further downstream. At the west foot of the elevation is the Heimbacher Fischbachtal , a small settlement between Heimbach and Hausen, and about 4 km (as the crow flies ) to the east is the Heimbacher district Vlatten . The landscape leads south to Eichelberg ( 379.1 m ) near Heimbach. A northern spur of the Sonnenberg, in the direction of Hausen, is called Rensberg , where on topographical maps a little north of its lettering, the heights 348.4 m and 346.5 m are recorded in almost the same place .
The Sonnenberg falls sharply towards the Rur ; from the summit down to the river (approx. 193 m ) near Hausen (Rurbrücke: 195.9 m ) there is a difference in altitude of around 200 m. The slopes above the Rur are characterized in places by pronounced slate rocks.
Natural allocation
The Sonnenberg belongs to the natural spatial main unit group Westeifel / Ardennen (No. 28), in the main unit Rureifel (282) and in the subunit Rur-Urft-Olef-Täler (282.3) to the Heimbach-Maubacher Rurtal natural area (282.34).
Protected areas
On the Sonnenberg, on which the Hausener Busch forest area extends , are parts of the Düren district landscape protection area (sub-area 1) ( CDDA no. 322307; 1988; 307.29 km² ). On the lower flank parts in the south, west and north-west there are spatially separated parts of the Buntsandsteinfelsen nature reserve in the Rur Valley between Heimbach and Kreuzau (CDDA No. 318269; designated 1981; 56 hectares in size).
various
The Sonnenberg is partly used for agriculture. Run across a gas pipeline and a 110- kV - high-voltage line . There are also several images or altars of Mary there.
Traffic and walking
The state road 249 leads along the Rur west past the Sonnenberg from Heimbach to Hausen , which crosses the L 218 in Heimbach, which passes south of the mountain; the latter runs from Vlatten through Heimbach to Hasenfeld . For example, starting on these roads or in the named localities, the elevation can be hiked on many forest paths and paths; it is a popular hiking area. The European long-distance hiking trail E8 leads south past the Sonnenberg through Heimbach .