Teufelskanzel (Bad Laasphe)
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The Teufelskanzel near Bad Laasphe in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ) is a rock formation on the Weibersberg in the Rothaar Mountains that has been designated as a natural monument (ND) .
geography
location
The Teufelskanzel is located on the southwest slope of 516 m above sea level. NHN high Weibersberg, which rises north of the city center of Bad Laasphe; it is about 230 m away from the mountain top. About 900 meters (m) southwest of the pulpit is beyond Laasphe the Wittgenstein Castle , and just 1.3 kilometers (km) south-southeast of Lahntal is located in the spa park of Bad Laasphe. The rock group rises approximately in the area of the 470 and 475 m contour lines .
Rock formations in the area
In the area around the Teufelskanzel there are some rocks along the Wittgensteiner Schieferpfad near Bad Berleburg , which have names such as bride & groom or Drachenstein , the junk stones near Emmerzhausen , the natural monuments Großerstein and Kleiner Stein near Burbach , and a little further away the Albaumer cliffs near Albaum and the Rinsleyfelsen near Saalhausen in the Olpe district .
description
The Teufelskanzel is a 7 m high cliff in the middle of an oak and beech forest. Several trees grow on the cliffs (there is also a fallen dead tree across the access path on the cliffs). Many of the rocks are overgrown with moss. Below the Teufelskanzel there is a small field of rubble made of stones broken off from the Teufelskanzel.
hike
The Myths and Legends Trail leads directly past the Teufelskanzel .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
- ^ German basic map 1: 5000
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 9.1 ″ N , 8 ° 24 ′ 17.5 ″ E