Isthaberg

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The Isthaberg is a 523.1 m above sea level. NN high Inselsberg Ostwald Ecker rim sinks in the West Hessian mountain country, the district of Kassel, North Hesse ( Germany ).

Geographical location

The Isthaberg rises in the Natural Park hawk forest approximately 3 km (air line) east-southeast of the core city of Wolf Hagen and directly north of the district Istha. The villages Philippinenburg and - thal lie on its Northern Slope ( to Wolf Hagen). North of the small Lohbach flows past in southeast-northwest direction on the mountain as a tributary of the Erpe. East of the hill lies the deserted village Büttelsen, on its southeast flank of the rock group of the natural monument Bilstein and Istha south as southeastern district of Wolf Hagen. This village is crossed by Limeckebach, which flows around the mountain to the south and west as the inflow of the water mill ( Erpe inflow ). Located northwest of the mountain is the Ofenberg ( 372.5 m) to the furnace Mountain Tower. North northwest closes as North foothills of the mountain the mountain treeless Help ( 366.2 m) with the ruins of the mountain to help.

Nature Spatial allocation

The Isthaberg forms in the natural environment main unit Group West Hesse Highlands ( number 34) in the main unit Ostwald Ecker edge sinks ( 341 ) the same natural area ( 341.35 ). He belongs to the north located directly Altenhasunger trench ( 341.33 ) which immediately south Isthaebene ( 341.34 ) and the somewhat west in the Eringer Valley ( 341.30 ) for Wolfhager hills ( 341.3 ). To the east leads the countryside to the somewhat distant background hawk forests on hilltops ( 342.2 ).

Landscape

On the massive Isthaberg, on the southern flank, a barbecue area and a shelter along with hiking car park are, the passed, among others, book forest area of ​​the national forest Wolf Hagen spreads, which is crisscrossed by forest and hiking trails.

Beacon tower foundation rest

At the top of Isthabergs of National Socialism was erected a beacon tower for the kingdom of air traffic control in July 1934 by Deutsche Lufthansa in the German Empire at the time. During the Second World War (1939 to 1945) of about 19 m high tower was in the days when there was no spark-assisted air navigation, used by the Wehrmacht. The tower, whose construction was similar to that of today's high-voltage masts of metal, was demolished in late 1954 or early 1955. What remains as the foundation of the rest only the nowadays between book distributors and lined by trees and overgrown with scrub concrete slab, on which stood the tower; popularly it is known as " plate on the Isthaberg ".