Altenberg (Limpurg Hills)

The Altenberg is the highest summit in the Limpurg Hills in southwest Germany, reaching a height of 564.7 m above sea level (NHN) and rising some 60 metres above the surrounding area. It lies east of Hohenberg, a village in the municipality of Sulzbach-Laufen, within the county of Schwäbisch Hall in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Altenberg
The summit during the construction of the tower
Highest point
Elevation564.7 m (1,853 ft)
Coordinates48°57′46″N 09°54′07″E
Geography
Parent rangeLimpurg Hills
The Altenberg Tower from the NW
View of the staircase
The Altenberg in the Limpurg Hills in the central eastern part of the Swabian-Franconian Forest

Altenberg Tower

At the summit is the Altenberg Tower, a 38.3-metre-high[1] observation tower. The tower was opened on 7 October, 2007[2] and measures 36 metres from the ground to the observation platform. As a result, the fully covered viewing point is at a height of about 600 m.

Access
  • From the newly built visitor car park east of Hohenberg, a graveled path runs for a good 300 metres directly to the summit.
  • A much longer and higher, but less steep path runs from the farm of Altenberg about 500 metres south of Hohenberg.
  • In addition, various paths run from the east from the road between Hohenberg and Wegstetten as from the south from the Abtsklinge.

References
  1. Altenbergturm, at sulzbach-laufen.de
  2. Weitere Infos für Neubau Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, dated 9 August 2014, at echo-online.de
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