Heiligenberg (Naumburg)

The Holy Mountain is a mixed forest with passing 380 m above sea level. NN high mountains of the Natural Park hawk forest in the city of Naumburg in northern Hesse Kassel district.

Geographical location

The Holy Mountain is located in the southwest part of the nature park forest hawk in the " Old Forest ", a part of the Waldecker Forest. It is located between the villages of Old village in the north and in the south Heimarshausen, both parts of the city of Naumburg. East past the mountain runs in a north - northwest south-southeast direction, the Elbe, a northern tributary of the Eder.

Riesenstein

On the plateau-like crest of goats RESET ( 318.2 m above sea level. NN ), the southeast foothills of the Holy Mountain, is the giant stone of Heimarshausen, an approximately 9 m high, jagged and white-red sandstone rock, which in prehistoric times of sacrifice, place of worship and Observatory was and is today recognized as a natural monument.