Pfaffenberg (Spessart)

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Pfaffenberg
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Highest point
Elevation 432 m (1,417 ft)
Coordinates 49°55′57″N9°14′25″E / 49.93250°N 9.24028°E / 49.93250; 9.24028 Coordinates: 49°55′57″N9°14′25″E / 49.93250°N 9.24028°E / 49.93250; 9.24028
Geography
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Pfaffenberg
Parent range Spessart

Pfaffenberg is a 432-meter-high (1,417 ft) hill of Bavaria, Germany. The Pfaffenberg hill lies in the Spessart range in the districts of Aschaffenburg and Miltenberg.

Bavaria State in Germany

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres, Bavaria is the largest German state by land area comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With 13 million inhabitants, it is Germany's second-most-populous state after North Rhine-Westphalia. Bavaria's main cities are Munich and Nuremberg.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

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Spessart low mountain range in Germany

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Geography

The Pfaffenberg is located in the municipal territories of Bessenbach and Sulzbach am Main. Northeast of peak is the village of Oberbessenbach in the valley of the Bessenbach, a creek. Southwest of the peak is the village of Soden (part of Sulzbach) in the valley of Sodener Bach. Northwest of the peak are the villages of Gailbach (a Stadtteil of Aschaffenburg) and Dörrmorsbach, part of Haibach. The boundaries of the town of Aschaffenburg reach almost to the summit. About two kilometers south-east is the Hohe Wart hill with the Hohe Wart Inn.

Bessenbach Place in Bavaria, Germany

Bessenbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.

Sulzbach am Main Place in Bavaria, Germany

Sulzbach am Main is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.

Bessenbach (river) river in Germany

Bessenbach is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Aschaff near Waldaschaff.

Radio tower

Since 1953 the radio transmitter Sender Pfaffenberg of Bavarian state broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk has been situated on the top of Pfaffenberg. The guyed tubular steel tower was 181 meters tall. In 2008 a second shorter tower was built for Freeview. On 16 April 2010 the old pipe tower was removed. The new concrete tower is 176.05 meters tall. [1]

Bayerischer Rundfunk public-service radio and television broadcaster based in Munich

Bayerischer Rundfunk is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadcasters in Germany.

Radio masts and towers tall structure designed to support antennas

Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made structures. Masts are often named after the broadcasting organizations that originally built them or currently use them.

Freeview (UK) Digital terrestrial television platform in the United Kingdom

Freeview is the United Kingdom's digital terrestrial television platform. It is operated by DTV Services Ltd, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and transmitter operator Arqiva. It was launched in 2002, taking over the licence from ITV Digital which collapsed that year. The service provides consumer access via an aerial to the six DTT multiplexes covering the United Kingdom. In April 2014 it had some 60 DVB-T TV channels, 26 digital radio channels, 10 HD channels, six text services, 11 streamed channels, and one interactive channel. A number of new HD channels launched in 2014, from a new group of multiplexes awarded to Arqiva. The new HD channels were launched in selected areas on 10 December 2013 with a further roll-out during 2014.

See also

Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg Place in Bavaria, Germany

Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg is a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany and has around 7000 inhabitants.

Pfaffenberg (Hohenstein-Ernstthal) mountain in Hohenstein-Ernstthal Germany

Pfaffenberg is a mountain in Hohenstein-Ernstthal in the state of Saxony, southeastern Germany. It is part of the Saxon Uplands.

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