Hohenbaden Castle
Hohenbaden Castle (at the time of its establishment ''Schloss Hohenbaden'', now ''Old castle'' or ''Altes Schloss'') in German Baden-Baden was the residence of the margraves of Baden for almost 400 years. The castle was built around 1100 by Herman ...
(the ''Altes Schloss'' or "Old Castle"), on the southern side is the
climbing area
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Celtic
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
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settlers. On the eastern side lies the village of Ebersteinburg.
The Battert is a destination for ramblers and climbers all year round, heading for the 15–60-metre-high ''Battertfelsen''. Above and below the rock face is a footpath around the rocks. The red rock face is visible from far off and may be easily reached on the road to the ruins of Hohenbaden or from a car park near Ebersteinburg.
Geology
Consisting of sediments of Rotliegend, the Battertfelsen were formed about 251-299 million years ago. By contrast with their immediate environment, the rocks of the Battertfelsen silicified due to an east-west oriented fault line. Because of this silicification the rock became more erosion-resistant which is why they now stand out so prominently.
Nature reserve
An area of 34.9 hectares around the ''Battertfelsen'' and east of Hohenbaden Castle on the south side of the hill was declared as a nature reserve by the
Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe
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on 30 June 1981. The reserve is known as Battertfelsen near Hohenbaden Castle (''Battertfelsen beim Schloss Hohenbaden''). The geologically and earth-historically important rock group is home to rare insects, reptiles, ravens and
peregrine falcon
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s and also to rare plant species, especially in the
stone run
A stone run (called also ''stone river'', ''stone stream'' or ''stone sea''Toni Kinshofer Toni Kinshofer (16 February 1934 – 24 October 1964) was a German mountaineer.
In 1961, on an expedition led by Toni Hiebeler, he undertook the first winter ascent of the Eiger North Face with Walter Almberger and Anderl Mannhardt. At 27, Kinshof ...
, who was the first to climb the Diamir flank of Nanga Parbat and climbed the Eiger north face the year before, fell from the heights of the Battert and died of his injuries shortly after.
Climbing routes
* Kuhkamin (III), about 1885
* Marterkamin (IV+ to V-), about 1885
* Paulckeweg (III), Wilhelm Paulcke about 1890
* Bockgrat (IV+), first ascent in 1905
* Alter Pforzheimer Weg (IV+), 1925 by Walter Stößer
* Neuer Pforzheimer Weg (VI), by Walter Stößer
* Wespenkante (V), by Walter Stößer
* Neue Falkenwand (VII-), 1945 by Martin Schliessler
* Kühnkante (VI+), Reinhard Karl and Kurt Jägel
* Südostverschneidung (VII-), Martin Schliessler and Kurt Jägel
Gallery
File:Battertfelsen (Badener Wand) Baden-Baden.JPG, the Badener Wand with its