Gehrenberg

The Gehrenberg is one of the highest mountains in the Linzgaus and the local mountain of Stadtmark village, its highest point is located on Stadtbühl to 754.3 m above sea level. NN.

Geography

The Gehrenberg located in the south of Baden-Württemberg, about ten kilometers north of Lake Constance. At the foot of the southern slope where the Brunnisach springs, lies the town of Mark village, other parts of the mountain are among the communities Bermatingen, Salem, Deggenhausertal and Oberteuringen. To move to the next higher mountain, you must be at least 245 meters of altitude stay ( Vertical separation ) from the summit. The dominance, the distance of the summit to the next higher terrain point at Wahlweiler on the slope of the Most High, is 7.4 kilometers.

Gehrenberg tower

The Gehrenberg tower is 30 meters high, designed as a steel framework construction observation tower at 704 m above sea level. NN at 47 ° 44 '10 " N, 9 ° 24' 14" O47.7361111111119.4038888888889. There is a certain resemblance to him rumored with the Eiffel Tower, as the bracing between the tower legs is rounded up ( but not as in this run as a round arch). From the observation deck of the tower built in 1903 Gehrenberg you in fine weather a panoramic view over the village of Mark, of Lake Constance and the Alps, and up to the highest, the tower is only accessible to sunset and then closes automatically. The Gehrenberg tower belongs to the city market village, although he is on district area of ​​the municipality Deggenhausertal. He also carries antennas for various wireless services and also hosts an amateur radio relay.

Trails

About the Gehrenberg run some regional and national trails, including the Swabian Alb, Upper Swabia - way (HW 7) and the Jubilee Lake Constance district, a 111 km long trail that was marked for the 25th anniversary of the Lake Constance district in 1998. This leads through six stages through the hinterland of Lake Constance from Kressborn about Neukirch, Meckenbeuren, Mark Village, Heiligenberg and Owingen to Überlingen.

History

Gehrenberg tower, entrance

The so-called Gehrenberg slide

View from the foot of the mountain on Mitre Mark Village and Lake Constance