Hausberg (Taunus)
The mountain of the south with the village of Munster, in the foreground
The mountain at Hoch-Weisel in the Hessian Wetterau is a 485.7 m above sea level. NHN high elevation in the Taunus. Its peripheral location for about 200 m below Wetterau makes him Butzbach and environment to a striking mountain shape.
Geographical location
The mountain is located in the north of the Eastern Hintertaunus on the border of the Taunus to Wetterau. In the Taunus Nature Park, it is located about 1.7 km north- west of Hoch-Weisel, a southwestern suburb of Butzbach. Located northwest of the mountain lies Espa ( to Langgoens ), Hausen- Oes north and south Munster (both Butzbach ). His Ostausläufer called Little Mountain, south-west routes the landscape to Brüler mountain ( Brülerberg; 424.2 m.)
Nature Spatial allocation and Fauna-Flora -Habitat
The mountain belongs to the physiographic feature unit group Taunus (No. 30) in the main unit Eastern Hintertaunus (302) for natural floor Roder peaks ( 302.2 ), with the east the main unit Wetterau (234 ) with the subunit Northwestern Wetterau ( 234.2 ) and the natural areas connect Butzbacher pool ( 234.20 ) and Mörlener Bay ( 234.21 ).
On the eastern flank of the mountain, the Fauna- Flora-Habitat area Wacholderheide and orchard located at Hoch-Weisel ( FFH-Nr. 5517-302, 13 ha in size).
Ring wall, and the Limes fort
On the mountain and the neighboring mountain Brüler exist remains of Celtic ring walls from the La Tène period, which was commenced in archaeological investigation in 1911. In the neighborhood of the house Mountain also ran the Upper Germanic Rhaetian Limes -. The remains of the small Roman fort Huns cemetery located at the foot of Little House Mountain.
Hausbergturm
Already in 1873 the first observation tower was built on the hill. This was in 1875 severely damaged by a hurricane in 1876 again placed in a position and remained until 1941 composed when he was demolished due to disrepair. On 1 June 2007, started the construction of a new tower, which was inaugurated on 31 May 2008 Hausbergturm. The tower is 23.25 m high and has a covered observation deck at 19 m height.
From the observation deck of the tower, the eye is not only down to Butzbach, but it also offers a 360 - degree panoramic view overlooking among others in the Taunus, in the Wetterau, the Westerwald, the Gladenbacher Bergland, after casting, the basement of the forest, Knüllgebergte Vogelsberg, Rhön and Spessart for.
Transport and Hiking
North past the mountain leads the country road 3053 ( Espa -Hausen - Butzbach ), south L 3353 ( Bodenrod Minster Fauerbach of heights ), south east county road 15 ( Münster- Hoch-Weisel ) and east of the L 3056 ( high - Weisel - Butzbach ). For example, in these streets, beginning one can arrive on forest tracks and paths to the summit. North past the mountain through Hausen E3 of the European long-distance path.