Hohe Wurzel
Hohe Wurzel, at 618 m, is the highest peak in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis mountain range and the 2nd highest mountain near Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. A 133 m reinforced concrete telecommunications tower is located on the peak, which supplies the Rhine Main area and other locations with digital television service as well as DAB and FM sound broadcasts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 618 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Katzenlohe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fernmeldeturm Hohe Wurzel and Mathildenquelle.
Fernmeldeturm Hohe Wurzel
Building
Photo: Usu7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fernmeldeturm Hohe Wurzel is a building.
Forsthaus Chausseehaus
Public building
Photo: J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forsthaus Chausseehaus is a public building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgenborn and Frauenstein.
Georgenborn
Village
Photo: Brühl, Public domain.
Georgenborn is a village of 2000 inhabitants in the municipality of Schlangenbad, Germany. The village is located in the Taunus mountains between Schlangenbad and Wiesbaden and was founded in 1694 by Fürst Georg of Nassau-Idstein.
Frauenstein
Village
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frauenstein is the westernmost borough of the city of Wiesbaden, located in the Rhine Main Area near Frankfurt and capital of the federal state of Hesse, Germany.
Rauenthal
Village
Photo: Brühl, Public domain.
Rauenthal is a town in the Rheingau, in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. It became part of Eltville in 1977, then officially name Rauenthal. It is known for growing wine.
Hohe Wurzel
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Taunusstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.11178° or 50° 6′ 42″ northLongitude
8.12888° or 8° 7′ 44″ eastElevation
618 metres (2,028 feet)Open location code
9F2C446H+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4616623061OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Hohe Wurzel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hohe Wurzel (bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Hohe Wurzel”
- Dutch: “Hohe Wurzel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوه ورزيل”
- French: “Hohe Wurzel”
- German: “Hohe Wurzel”
- Hebrew: “הוהה וורצל”
- Ladin: “Hohe Wurzel”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Auf der Unner and 64 Historisches Karussell.
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