Rimberg (Hinterland)
View from east-northeast to Rimberg (left) and Feiselberg (right)
The Rimberg is with 497.1 meters above sea level. NN is the highest mountain peaks in the Damshäuser Gladenbacher mountain country and is one of the Hessian hinterland in central Hesse Marburg- Biedenkopf.
- 2.1 Curiosities about the " bone of contention " Rimberg
- 2.2 views
Geographical location
The Rimberg rises in the northern part of Central Hesse on the eastern edge of the Hessian hinterland and is the highest elevation of Damshäuser peaks in the north- eastern part up. At the interface between the foothills of the Westerwald in the southwest, Westhessischem mountains to the east and Rothaargebirge in the northeast it is located between the Dautphetaler community part Damshausen and the Lahntaler community part Caldern 11 km (air line) west-northwest of the center of Marburg. North past the mountain runs in east-west direction of the Upper Lahn Valley of the Lahn and south rises the Damsbach as a small tributary of the draining to the southeast Ohe.
Dominance and prominence
The Rimberg towers over its environs widely in eastern directions. To the northeast forest removal in the basement is reached its height and significantly exceeded only 32 km to the east in about 50 km in the crumpled and to the southeast about 50 km at the Vogelsberg. To the south, although its height is 22 km south on Dünsberg also achieved, but higher mountains in the Taunus are also to be found here only in around 50 km away.
Nevertheless, the dominance of the Rimberg is only 6.8 km. This is the distance to the nearest 497.1 m high point at 509.9 m high mountain in the Holler Bagpipe Vorhöhen north of Rimberg.
For the prominence of the Rimberg the bagpipes - Vorhöhen, however, are irrelevant, since they are separated by only a little more than 200 m high valley of the Lahn. However, also in Gladenbacher mountains west and southwest of the Rimberg reached greater heights in just a little over 7 km away. The lowest point that you have to walk through to get to them, is situated on the national highway 453 north Runzhausens on the watershed between Dautphe and Allna, which is also roughly the limit of Damshäuser hilltops to the Bottenhorner plateaus. It is located at about 363 m above sea level. NN 135 m deeper than the Rimberggipfel, directly at the foot of Allberge with the 551.8 m high Daubhaus.
Neighboring mountains
The Rimberg is the highest elevation of Damshäuser hilltops. It lies to the northeast to east at the edge of this mountain range, during follow in all other directions other peaks:
Northeast to east
To the north- east to east joins the Damshäuser hilltops to the Elnhausen -Michel Bacher valley as " completion " of the Westerwald foothills. The north-east in about 4 km away by following this valley, about 474 m high Wollenberg regarded as the last foothills southeast edge of the bagpipes - Vorhöhen that are still counted for Rothaargebirge. Just east is close to various landscapes of the West Hessian mountain and hill country, of which the first, the Wetschaft Valley, establishes the transition to Castle Forest. South of follow 7 to 8 km Distance to the 369.8 m high mountain ranges of the Marburg back.
More Damshäuser crests
The westernmost of these peaks is in about two miles west-southwest subsequent hungry. To the northeast is the Rimberg the 412.8 m high, two peaks Feiselberg, preceded by north-north- west of about 425 m high Rossberg; both are only one kilometer away.
Follow 5 km of about 451 m high Hornberg About 2 km to the west follows the 493.5 m high canopy, the ( further south ) at 4 km of about 473 m high, pig's head, ( a little further north ). Good 6 km southwest of the Rimberges finally located the 456.7 m high Dusenberg.
Rimbergturm
At the top of the Rimberg is the 24 m high Rimbergturm, which was inaugurated on 30 April 1977. He is the second observation tower on the summit, because the first fell victim to bad weather.
End of July 2004 until the end of September 2007, the tower was closed because of structural deficiencies. During the construction of the trail parking Lahn- Dill-Bergland the tower and the surrounding buildings was restored example equipped with toilets.
In the early months of 2009, a station for a fast internet connection was established via radio on the tower. It supplies the Upper Lahn Valley and other places in the immediate vicinity of the Rimberg and serves as a relay in the north of the Lahn park of the Hessian hinterland. The special feature of this radio station is the supply by means of photovoltaic and two small wind turbines. A fuel cell from the winter nor will ensure uninterrupted power supply for emergencies on prolonged adverse weather. The station and the autonomous power supply are mounted on the roof, that they are almost completely secluded from below and thus does not interfere with the appearance of the tower.
Curiosities about the " bone of contention " Rimberg
Both the highest point and the top of the mountain are almost on Damshäuser and thus Dautphetaler district, while the eastern part belongs to the Lahn Valley - Caldern. Over the hill is the boundary of the westerly, former district Biedenkopf, who belonged until 1866 to Hesse -Darmstadt. The eastern area of the old district of Marburg, was until 1866 part of the Electorate of Hesse. Prussia, the Hesse-Darmstadt urban circle Biedenkopf and Electoral Hesse -Kassel was annexed after his victory in the "German civil war " in 1866, the Duchy of Nassau. After that, although both circles in the Royal Prussian province of Hesse -Nassau were united, however, belonged administratively to different local government areas of Marburg to Kassel and the circle Biedenkopf to Wiesbaden. Both villages ( Damshausen and Caldern ) cultivated and maintain, even if the Rimberges, a notable rivalry.
When the first Rimbergturm had just collapsed in 1970, Calderner granted secretly from the remaining fragments and rebuild the spire at the foot of the hungry, above the cemetery on the road Caldern - Dilschhausen where they can still be admired today.
View
From Rimbergturm one has a splendid view in the form of a 360 ° panoramic look in good visibility.
From northeast to and northwest of the Rothaargebirge with the bagpipe and its ( eastern ) Vorhöhen extends: the north-east dominated by the only 4 km away and about 474 m high, very broad Wollenberg, which is the easternmost foothills of the bagpipes - Vorhöhen or the Rothaargebirge.
North-westerly direction to follow, among others, Kohlberg ( 583 m, 14 km), Ziegenhelle ( 815.9 m, 32 km), Arennest ( 591.5 m, 8 km), bagpipe ( 673.3 m, 14 km), Hain superb ( Biedenkopfer city mountain, 631 m, 13 km) and Buchholz ( 643 m). On the whole region superior, very broad peaks of the bagpipe one recognizes the 210 -meter-high transmission tower and, further to the right, the white Kaiser Wilhelm Tower.
In the northwest, the 11 km Castle Biedenkopf as well as some flat located districts of the former county town can be seen. Links which follow in 4-6 km distance some parts of the community Dautphetal and in the background the surveys Breidenbacher ground until relatively close ( 2-4 miles) to the west more Damshäuser peaks (including the 493.5 m high canopy and about 473 m high pig's head ) follow.
In West southwest stands above all provided with a television tower summit of Angelburg ( 609.4 m, 15 km, highest elevation of the Bottenhorner plateaus ) in the eye, "left" of which you can see the Daubhaus ( 551.8 m, 7 km) and, in the south-southwest, finally, the " triumvirate " of customs beech around the Hemmerich ( 475.7 m, 13 km ) near Gladenbach.
In the south is only good view of the Taunus with the Great Feldberg ( 881.5 m, 68 km, highest elevation in the Taunus) and further left is the stone head ( 518 m, 51 km) to see much closer (22 km ) dominates before the Dünsberg ( 497.7 m) region of Wetzlar and Gießen - all three also " equipped " with TV tower. Also, the massive bird mountain with the 773 m high baptismal font in the South East is not always seen because of its 56 km distance. To the left can be seen only when the hilltop excellent visibility of Milseburg ( 835.2 m, 94 km) and the back of the water dome ( 950.2 m, 99 km) in the Rhön.
In east-southeast of the Kaiser -Wilhelm- Tower is near the Ortenberg ( 379.4 m, 12 km) on the Lahn hills, just behind Marburg, recognizable, right behind the castle Amoeneburg (about 362 m, 21 km). To the left and slightly to the north can be seen at very good view to the east the highest elevations of the crumpled mountain range, the namesake Rimberg ( crumple ) ( 591.8 m, 59 km), clearly left of the Eisenberg ( 635.5 m, 62 km ) behind the head (about 591 m, 56 km) and the Knüllköpfchen ( 633.8 m, 56 km).
In the east-northeast, including the spectacular castle from afar little forest ( max. 443.1 m) is clear from the two highest peaks in the cellar forest, desert garden ( 675.3 m, 37 km) and High Lohr ( 656.7 m, 34 km) surmounted, further to the west (north-east ) by the Wollenberg mentioned.
Ring Wall
From 1974 discovered Ringwallanlage Rimberg on the summit plateau are only a few remains exist.
Approach
To get to the Rimberg, driving from Marburg or Coelbe via the B 252 and B 62 to the west or in the direction Biedenkopf and leaves the main road at Lahn - Caldern. This place you drive through further west or Dautphetal - Damshausen and reached on the small side street a signposted trail parking lot, from where you can climb the mountain.