Hohenhewen

Hohenhewen from south

Hohenhewen from southeast

The Hohenhewen, also Hohenhöwen or colloquially called Höwen, the local mountain of the city Engen Hegau.

Height

The summit of Hohenhewen is on 843.7 m above sea level. NHN, which he towers over its immediate vicinity by around 300 meters. On its summit plateau are the ruins Hohenhewen and an attached to the rest of the keep viewing platform from which the other Hegauberge, Lake Constance and see to the north of the Swabian Alb you can, on a clear day, the Alps and the Black Forest.

Access paths

The Hohenhewen can be climbed on the north side of Anselfingen and south side of Welschingen from. While the north rise is still reasonably wide and comfortable (T1 ), is the increase of Welschingen from unequal steeper and narrower and already requires a certain degree of slip resistance (T2). Sturdy footwear is recommended.

Geology and nature conservation

Like almost all Hegauberge is also the Hohenhewen volcanic origin: His background was made from basalt. A 39 -acre portion of the Hohenhewen is designated as a nature reserve since 1982. It is particularly the eastern flank of over shared botanical interest.

Meaning of the name

The name is presumably of Celtic origin Hohenhewen: The Celtic word for " mountain top " is " Ceven ". Supposedly, the mountain is named for the Hegau been his ( Hewengew ) even on his part.