Hortenkopf
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: FirefighterDahn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Luitpold Tower and Weißenberg.
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.
Weißenberg
Peak
Photo: H. Schreiber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Mosisberg
Peak
Photo: Unimog404, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mosisberg near Hofstätten in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a hill, 608.7 m above sea level, in the central Palatine Forest. It has two domes, the eastern one is the summit and is called Langer Kopf and the western high point is the Preußenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holländerklotz and Hofstätten.
Hortenkopf
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 606 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Merzalben, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.27045° or 49° 16′ 14″ northLongitude
7.82733° or 7° 49′ 38″ eastElevation
606 metres (1,988 feet)Open location code
8FX97RCG+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 262541008OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Hortenkopf” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hortenkopf”
- Dutch: “Hortenkopf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هورتينكوپف”
- Esperanto: “Hortenkopf”
- German: “Hortenkopf”
- Ladin: “Hortenkopf”
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