Weißenberg
The Weißenberg in the Palatine Forest is a hill in the municipality of Merzalben. Its height is variously give as 610 m above sea level or 607 m above NHN.Photo: H. Schreiber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 607 metres
- Description: mountain in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Also known as: “Weissenberg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Luitpold Tower and Hortenkopf.
Luitpold Tower
Photo: Cvf-ps, Public domain.
The Luitpold Tower was erected in 1909 on the summit of one of the highest hills in the Palatine Forest, the 610-metre-high Weißenberg as an observation tower. It is made of bunter sandstone.
Hortenkopf
Peak
Photo: FirefighterDahn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hortenkopf is a hill, 606 metres above sea level, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which lies in the middle of the Palatine Forest between Hofstätten and Leimen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holländerklotz and Hermersbergerhof.
Weißenberg
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Merzalben, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.25268° or 49° 15′ 10″ northLongitude
7.82567° or 7° 49′ 32″ eastElevation
607 metres (1,991 feet)Open location code
8FX97R3G+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 3204993785OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Weißenberg” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Weißenberg (bukid sa Alemanya, Rheinland-Pfalz)”
- Cebuano: “Weißenberg”
- Dutch: “Weißenberg”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ويسينبيرج”
- Esperanto: “Weißenberg”
- German: “Weißenberg (Pfalz)”
- German: “Weißenberg”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Luitpoldturm and Weißenberg.
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