Dreistelzberg

Dreistelzberg
Dreistelzberg
	View of the climb from Wernarz
Highest point
Elevation	660.4 m above sea level (NHN) (2,167 ft)
Coordinates	50°16′36″N9°46′09″E / 50.27667°N 9.76917°E Coordinates: 50°16′36″N9°46′09″E / 50.27667°N 9.76917°E
Geography
	Dreistelzberg Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Parent range	Rhön

Last updated March 25, 2019

The Dreistelzberg,^[1] also called the Dreistelzkopf^[2] and frequently shortened to Dreistelz,^[3] is a mountain, 660.4 m above sea level (NHN) , ^[4] in the Bavarian part of the Rhön Mountains.

Normalhöhennull or NHN is a vertical datum used in Germany.

The Rhön Mountains are a group of low mountains in central Germany, located around the border area where the states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia come together. These mountains, which are at the extreme southeast end of the East Hesse Highlands, are partly a result of ancient volcanic activity. They are separated from the Vogelsberg Mountains by the river Fulda and its valley. The highest mountain in the Rhön is the Wasserkuppe which is in Hesse. The Rhön Mountains are a popular tourist destination and walking area.

Location

As the highest summit in the Brückenau Kuppenrhön the Dreistelzberg rises in the area where the range transitions to the Spessart mountains to the southwest, lying within the Rhön Biosphere Reserve and the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park. It is located in the county of Bad Kissingen around four kilometres south-southwest of the town of Bad Brückenau, immediately north-northwest of the village of Modlos and immediately west-southwest of the mountainside village of Dreistelz, both within the municipality of Oberleichtersbach.

Spessart is a Mittelgebirge, a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg at 586 metres NN.

The Rhön Biosphere Reserve includes the entire central area of the Rhön Mountains, a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia.

The Bavarian Rhön Nature Park straddles the junction of the German states of Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia. 70 km² of the total 125 km² area of the nature park has been recognised by UNESCO as part of the Rhön Biosphere Reserve.
The organisation for the promotion of the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park was founded in 1967. On 26 November 1982 the regulation for the Naturpark Bayerische Rhön was issued and, in 1997, the Zweckverband became the Society for the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park and Biosphere Reserve.

Observation tower

In the western part of the summit region of the Dreistelzberg, which is accessible on woodland paths, stands an observation tower, which is architecturally interesting and extremely open, but nevertheless made in a sturdy, steel design. The tower comprises five, roughly 3 metre high steel lattice cuboids with a square cross-section of 4 metres per side. On the top is a viewing platform with a diameter of 4.5 metres. In 2002, the tower was completely renovated. It was dismantled and the individual components transported to a steel workshop where they were cleaned and hot-dip galvanized. The tower was then rebuilt.

An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct the long distance observations. They are usually at least 20 metres (66 ft) tall and made from stone, iron, and wood. Many modern towers are also used as TV towers, restaurants, or churches. The towers first appeared in Germany at the end of the 18th century, and their numbers steadily increased, especially after the invention of the lift.

There is an almost complete all-round view from the top of the tower. On clear days there are views to the west as far as the Großer Feldberg in the Taunus. To the southwest can be seen the hills of the Spessart. To the south the views extend as far as the heights of the Steigerwald. To the east, views of the Kreuzberg and the Black Hills (both part of the Rhön) are blocked by trees, but to the northeast can be seen the Dammersfeldkuppe and the town of Bad Brückenau in the valley of the Sinn below. To the north there is a view of the Knüll, and to the northwest the Vogelsberg can clearly be seen behind the Landrücken.

The Großer Feldberg is, at a height of 879.5 metres, the highest elevation of the Taunus mountains, and of the entire Rhenish Massif. It is situated in the Hochtaunuskreis district in Hessen, Germany.

The Taunus is a mountain range in Hesse, Germany located north of Frankfurt. The tallest peak in the range is Großer Feldberg at 878 m; other notable peaks are Kleiner Feldberg and Altkönig.

The Steigerwald is a hill region up to 498.5 m above sea level (NHN) in the Bavarian-Franconian part of the South German Scarplands between Würzburg and Nuremberg. It is part of the Keuper Uplands, and within it, it is continued to the north-northeast and right of the River Main, by the Haßberge, and to the south-southwest by the Franconian Heights. Part of the region is a designated as the Steigerwald Nature Park.

View from the east (Platzer Kuppe, 736.8 m above sea level (NHN) )
View of the mountain from the west near Roßbach
View of the Dreistelzberg from the southeastern side of the Stiftes

Zeitlofs is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Stiftes is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.

Legend

According to legend the Dreistelz is named after three haughty young women (die drei Stolzen) whose castle was cursed by a pilgrim who visited them at night, but was turned away. The castle was swallowed up in the depths of the mountain.^[5]

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References

↑ Bavarian State Survey Department: Topographic map 1:50,000, 1999 edition
↑ BayernAtlas: depending on the scale, it is either called the Dreistelzberg or Dreistelzkopf.
↑ rhoenline.de
↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
↑ Verwünschtes Schloß Dreistelz in: Ludwig Bechstein, Deutsches Sagenbuch. Leipzig, 1853, Reprint im Georg Olms Verlag 2003. ISBN 3-487-12501-3

Dreistelzberg

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Location

Observation tower

Legend

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