| Hornungskuppe | |
|---|---|
 The Hornungskuppe and Monte Kali | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 439 m above sea level (NHN) (1,440.3 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°54′18″N9°58′43″E / 50.90500°N 9.97850°E Coordinates: 50°54′18″N9°58′43″E / 50.90500°N 9.97850°E |
| Geography | |
  Hornungskuppe | |
| Parent range | Seulingswald |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Bunter Sandstone |
The Hornungskuppe (called the Hornsberg in the Middle Ages) is a wooded hill, 439 m above sea level (NHN) , in the Thuringian Zipfel on the border of Hesse and Thuringia in Germany. It is part of the natural region of the Seulingswald.
Normalhöhennull or NHN is a vertical datum used in Germany.
Hesse or Hessia, officially the State of Hesse, is a federal state (Land) of the Federal Republic of Germany, with just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden; the largest city is Frankfurt am Main.
Thuringia, officially the Free State of Thuringia, is a state of Germany.
The Hornsberg was mentioned in documents dating to the 12th century in connexion with the eponymous noble family. It belongs to the parish of Widdershausen in the borough of Heringen in the Hessian county of Hersfeld-Rotenburg and the parish of Dankmarshausen in Thuringian Wartburgkreis. [1] The border between the two German states runs over the hill.
Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Werra-Meißner, Wartburgkreis, Fulda, Vogelsbergkreis, Schwalm-Eder.
Dankmarshausen is a village and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Werra-Suhl-Tal.
Wartburgkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Gotha, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, and the districts Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg and Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse. The district-free city Eisenach is nearly completely surrounded by the district.
The Hornungskuppe is (still) used for forestry. The fenced in terrain on which the spoil tip of Monte Kali stands begins on its western slopes. Barely 500 metres to the northeast on a spur of the Hornungskuppe stands Hornsberg Castle. [2]
Monte Kali and Kalimanjaro are local colloquial names for the spoil heap or spoil tip that towers over the town of Heringen, Hesse, Germany. It is one of a number of sites where the K+S chemical company dumps sodium chloride, a byproduct of potash mining and processing, a major industry in the area.
