Rothaar Mountains
The Rothaar Mountains, or Rothaar, is a low mountain range reaching heights of up to 843.1 m in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany. It is believed that its name must once have been Rod-Hard-Gebirge, or "the cleared forest mountain range", as the range has nothing whatsoever to do with the colour red, nor with hair.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ingo2802, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 784 metres
- Description: mountain range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany
- Also known as: “Rothaar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Langenberg and Mittelsberg.
Langenberg
Peak
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Langenberg rises on the state border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse in Germany and, at 843.2 m above sea level, is the highest peak in the Rothaar mountain range, as well as the highest point in the North Rhine-Westphalia and also in the north of Germany outside the Harz Mountains.
Biggenstein/Lehrersbruch
Nature reserve
Photo: UmbertoTizzi, CC0.
Biggenstein/Lehrersbruch is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niedersfeld and Hildfeld.
Rothaar Mountains
- Categories: non-geologically related mountain range and landform
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.278° or 51° 16′ 41″ northLongitude
8.56° or 8° 33′ 36″ eastElevation
784 metres (2,572 feet)Open location code
9F3C7HH6+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 5207991622OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_range
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Satellite Map
Discover Rothaar Mountains from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Rothaar Mountains” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الروتهار (سلسلة جبال)”
- Arabic: “روتهار”
- Catalan: “Rothaargebirge”
- Cebuano: “Rothaargebirge”
- Chinese: “紅毛山脈”
- Chinese: “红毛山脉”
- Czech: “Rothaar”
- Danish: “Rothaargebirge”
- Dutch: “Rothaargebergte”
- Egyptian Arabic: “روتهار”
- Esperanto: “Rothaargebirge”
- Estonian: “Rothaargebirge”
- French: “Rothaargebirge”
- German: “Rothaar”
- German: “Rothaargebirge”
- Hebrew: “הרי רוטהר”
- Italian: “Rothaargebirge”
- Japanese: “ロタール山地”
- Ladin: “Crëps de Rothaar”
- Latin: “Rhetico mons”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rothaargebirge”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rotlagergebirge”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rothaargebirge”
- Norwegian: “Rothaargebirge”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Rothaargebirge”
- Polish: “Rothaargebirge”
- Romanian: “Munții Rothaar”
- Romanian: “Rothaar”
- Russian: “Ротхааргебирге”
- Russian: “Ротхаргебирге”
- Slovak: “Rothaar”
- Slovenian: “Rothaargebirge”
- Spanish: “Montañas Rothaar”
- Venetian: “Rothaargebirge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burbecker Platz and Unterer Burbecker Platz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holz-Hängematte and Erlenbruch.
North Rhine-Westphalia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn, and Dortmund.
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