The Asberg is a hill, , on the Rheinwesterwald Volcanic Ridge on the northern edge of the Linz Heights (''Linzer Höhe''). Until the 1970s it was the site of a

basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90% of a ...

quarry.

Geography

The Asberg lies in the east of the borough of

Unkel Unkel is a town in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, near Remagen, about 20 km southeast of Bonn. Unkel is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipali ...

(central section and summit) and the municipalities of

Rheinbreitbach Rheinbreitbach is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in north of Rhineland-Palatinate, bordering North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Administratively it belongs to the municipality (''Verbandsgemeinde'') of Unkel. The town is an offici ...

(northern section) and

Erpel Erpel is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. References Neuwied (district) {{Neuwied-geo-stub ...

(southern section) and is highest point of each district. The stumpy dome (''

kuppe A ''Kuppe'' is the term used in German-speaking central Europe for a mountain or hill with a rounded summit that has no rock formation, such as a tor, on it. A range of such hills is called a ''Kuppengebirge''. In geology the term also refers to ...

'') of the Asberg rises above the surrounding plateau of the volcanic ridge by around 80 metres. Three flooded pits, with a total area of two

hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100- metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is ...

s, are distributed over a distance of 500 metres to the west and east of the summit, the easternmost and largest lake containing zones of

silting Siltation, is water pollution caused by particulate terrestrial clastic material, with a particle size dominated by silt or clay. It refers both to the increased concentration of suspended sediments and to the increased accumulation (temporary or ...

References

Literature

* Jürgen Fuchs: ''Basalt vom Asberg.'' In: Heimat-Jahrbuch des Landkreises Neuwied 2008, , S. 231–236.

External links

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Cable car – Basalt from the Asberg

FFH of Asberg bei Kalenborn

Biotope complex of Asberg bei Kalenborn
Westerwald Neuwied (district) Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate Mountains and hills of the Westerwald