Hohe Wurzel (Taunus)

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Hohe Wurzel
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Hohe Wurzel seen from the Altkönig
Highest point
Elevation 617.9 m (2,027 ft)
Prominence 173 m (568 ft)
Isolation 11 km →  Kalte Herberge
Coordinates 50°06′31″N8°08′00″E / 50.10861°N 8.13333°E / 50.10861; 8.13333
Geography
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Hohe Wurzel
Location in Hesse
Location Hesse, Germany

Hohe Wurzel, at 618 m, [1] 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, [2] which supplies the Rhine Main area and other locations with digital television service as well as DAB and FM sound broadcasts.

In 1883, the Gustav Vietor Tower was built on the peak. [3] [4] It was last used for amateur radio purposes. [5] The tower was demolished in March 2006. [6]

Hohe Wurzel is located in the Rhine-Taunus Nature Park. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Baedeker, Karl (1906) [1861]. The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance: Handbook for Travellers (16th ed.). Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 153.
  2. 1 2 "Naturpark RheinTaunus: Wanderparkplatz Wiesbaden – 'Hohe Wurzel'". naturpark-rhein-taunus.de (in German).
  3. ↑ "Gustav-Vietor-Turm". Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen (in German). Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen.
  4. ↑ "Naturpark RheinTaunus: Wanderweg – 'Hohe Wurzel' (Route 2)". naturpark-rhein-taunus.de (in German).
  5. ↑ Schmidt-von Rhein, Uta. "City encyclopedia: High root". wiesbaden.de .
  6. ↑ Baumgart-Pietsch, Anja (15 November 2006). "Aussicht war 5000 Goldmark wert: Vietor-Turm auf der Hohen Wurzel erst zugemauert – dann ist er quasi unbemerkt verschwunden". Wiesbadener Tagblatt (in German). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.


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