Lemberg (mountain)

Lviv 1899

The Lviv (pronounced Lemm - berg) is by 1015.3 m above sea level. NHN highest mountain in the Swabian Alb in Baden- Württemberg.

It lies on the western edge of the Alps, east of Rottweil in the district of Tuttlingen in the community Gosheim. On the summit of the mountain, a 33 meter high steel framework tower stands ( platform height 30 m ), which offers a beautiful view of the surrounding trees away, in clear weather to the Alps.

Prehistory

How many mountains of the region of Lviv is a witness mountain. His name is of Celtic origin. The Celtic prefix "lem " means something like mud or swamp. Probably originated this name because at the foot of the mountain springs the Bara, possibly in prehistoric times poured significantly more water and marshy the surrounding area.

For the Hallstatt period (8th- 5th century BC) there was a Celtic settlement on the Lviv. Even today, an attachment can be seen if you look closely on the top of walls and ditches. To the east and west, the summit plateau was terraced. More remnants of Celtic origin are also found on the immediately adjacent mountains and across the Great Heuberg.

Lemberg tower

As early as 1890 there were plans on the Lviv or his neighbors, the Oberhohenberg to build a wooden tower. The historical significance and comfortable ascent spoke for the Oberhohenberg, the decision to build but ultimately fell in favor of Lviv - mainly because it is the highest mountain of the Swabian Alb. 1894 visited for the first time an engineer and two master craftsmen the terrain. Because it lacked the necessary money, the construction hesitated but further out. 1897 was dropped the previous plans; now we discussed the construction of a stone or iron tower. Since the stone was estimated at 24,000 proud Mark, it was decided to substantially cheaper Eisenbau. Instructs the company Ph. Lazy Ant was from Freiburg. The funds came primarily from a large-scale fundraising.

The foundations were laid in Holy Week 1899. On Whit Monday twelve workers began with the tower construction. Good weather favored the work, so that already on 17 June 1899, the construction was completed. 23 tons of iron were installed; the estimate of 10,000 marks was not exceeded. The rise of the tower is about 152 steps, spread over twelve floors open. The viewing platform is located 30 meters above the ground; with the flagpole on top of the tower together measures 34 meters in height.

Since the construction of approximately every 25 years is a costly major rehabilitation. Especially after the First World War, during which the tower as well as in World War II had no meaning, we toyed with the idea of abandonment in order to save the cost of its rehabilitation can. However, the proposal did not find enough supporters. Finally, the tower was in 1973 and 1999 (? ) Locked for a long time, during which he was restored by volunteers and Gosheim craftsmen.

Mid-80s installed the former telecommunications office Rottweil on the Lemberg tower two directional antennas for microwave link between the telecommunications building in Rottweil and the remote switch in the Gosheim Bahnhofstrasse. This radio link, which do not have direct paths can be set, added, the existing telephone cabling. After the copper cables are increasingly being replaced by fiber optic cable, the wireless connection was always expendable and in 2005, the antennas were dismantled.

The system used passive microwave diversion, because the were Lemberg tower and there is no electricity. For this reason, never wore the tower, apart from this plant, more antennas.

View

The view on a clear day in the south to the Alps, the northern edge can be traced from the Zugspitze to the Bernese Alps and in rare cases up to Mont Blanc. In the west, the Black Forest, whose highest points Feldberg are clearly visible in the southwest and Hornisgrinde in the northwest extends. In the vicinity of the northern edge of the Swabian Alb is to see to the Hohenzollern Castle, to the north, the area of the upper Neckar to the Keuper heights of the beautiful book, with a very good view even the Stuttgart television tower. Days with good visibility are in autumn and winter more frequently than in the spring and summer.

Ascent

The Lviv can be climbed on designated trails. The main trail one of the Swabian Alp Association, the Swabian Alb - North Rand road and the Danube mountain land lead over the summit. From the nearest trail parking lot from, one kilometer north of Gosheim away, the summit in three quarters of an hour over a distance of 900 meters is reached, are to be overcome to about 144 meters.

From Wilflingen from the top in about one and a half hours to reach, in this way you have to climb about 400 meters. He leads via a good gravel forest roads initially into between fields and through the woods. After about an hour and 270 meters above sea level, leave the forest paths, the last half hour of the climb you go on a narrow, steep uphill trail.

From Wehingen starting the Lviv is on the Danube mountain land to hike to about four kilometers.

Bothy

At the top of Lviv is below the tower, a refuge of the Swabian Alp Association.

The first shelter was inaugurated on 21 June 1901. She had a surface area of ​​6 × 3.5 meters and was a resting on a concrete foundation and a wall socket, fabricated from round wood log cabin. Your construction costs amounted to 800 marks.

In today's hut, a small dining room is housed. On days where it is tended, the Germany flag is mounted on the highly visible Lemberg tower. By agreement of the landlord opens on any day.