Dommel (mountain)

New Dommelturm shortly after its construction in the fall of 2007

The Dommel in Upland is a 738 m above sea level. NHN high mountain at Ottlar in Waldeck- Frankenberg in northern Hesse ( Germany ).

Geography

Location

The Dommel is located in Upland, the northeast outlet of the Rothaargebirge, in the Natural Park Diemelsee between Willingen and the lake Diemelsee. Its summit rises about 2.8 km north- northeast of Rattlar and 2 km (as the crow flies) west of Ottlar. The mountain is circled in the east, south and west by the Dommelbach, which flows close to north-northwest in the Itter, which feeds the west arm of the lake Diemel. A little further east flows through Ottlar of Wood Creek, which runs north-east and flows into the eastern arm of the same dam.

Nature Spatial allocation

The Dommel heard in the physiographic feature unit group Süder Bergland ( number 33) in the main unit Rothaargebirge ( with Sauerland ) ( 333) and in the subunit Hochsauerländ Canyon Mountains ( 333.8 ) for the most part to the natural space Schellhorn and Treis Forest ( 333.82 ), with its southern and eastern flanks in the subunit Upland ( 333.9 ) for natural space affairs Upland ( 333.90 ) count.

Dommelturm

On the top of Dommels is the Dommelturm, an observation tower, which allows a good all-round visibility - for example about the park Diemelsee.

Already for 1909 was on the top of Dommels occupied ( old postcards, school and village chronicle Ottlar ) a simple wooden frame. According to reports, residents stood a succession tower to about 1945, he served well for fire guard against air attacks. Probably already third tower was built as a lookout in 1973 entirely of wood on four concrete foundations (for the wooden stand ). Because of disrepair he had to be closed and demolished in 2006. In September 2007, the new Dommelturm was built as a wooden structure with steel stairs.