Wasserkuppe
The Wasserkuppe is the highest mountain in the Rhön range and the tallest elevation in the German state of Hesse, standing at 950 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include German Gliding Museum and Fliegerdenkmal Wasserkuppe.
German Gliding Museum
Museum
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The German Glider Museum, situated on the Wasserkuppe in the German state of Hesse is the national gliding museum, opened in 1987.
Fliegerdenkmal Wasserkuppe
Memorial
Photo: Rainer Lippert, Copyrighted free use.
Fliegerdenkmal Wasserkuppe is a memorial.
Abtsrodaer Kuppe
Peak
Photo: Kletterjojo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abtsrodaer Kuppe is a mountain in Hesse, Germany. It is close to the summit of Wasserkuppe and belongs to the Rhön Mountains. The mountain is characterized by its treeless summit formed from basalt rocks, making it a popular vantage point, especially when looking north.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandberg and Kleinsassen.
Kleinsassen
Village
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Kleinsassen is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Wasserkuppe.
Liebhards
Village
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Liebhards is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Wasserkuppe.
Wasserkuppe
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 950 metres
- Description: highest mountain of the Rhön Mountains in Hesse, Germany
- Categories: mountain, main peak, highest point, and landform
- Location: Gersfeld, Fulda, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.49765° or 50° 29′ 52″ northLongitude
9.93629° or 9° 56′ 11″ eastElevation
950 metres (3,117 feet)Open location code
9F2FFWXP+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 597327131OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Wasserkuppe” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Wasserkuppe”
- Cebuano: “Wasserkuppe (bukid sa Alemanya)”
- Cebuano: “Wasserkuppe”
- Czech: “Wasserkuppe”
- Danish: “Wasserkuppe”
- Dutch: “Wasserkuppe”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل واسيركوپ”
- Esperanto: “Wasserkuppe”
- French: “Wasserkuppe”
- German: “Wasserkuppe”
- Hebrew: “וסרקופה”
- Italian: “Wasserkuppe”
- Japanese: “ヴァッサークッペ”
- Ladin: “Wasserkuppe”
- Lithuanian: “Vasakupė”
- Lombard: “Wasserkuppe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wasserkuppe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wasserkuppe”
- Norwegian: “Wasserkuppe”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Wasserkuppe”
- Polish: “Wasserkuppe”
- Russian: “Вассеркуппе”
- Spanish: “Wasserkuppe”
- Swedish: “Wasserkuppe”
- “Wasserkuppe”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Radom and Flugplatz.
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