The Beilstein is an extinct
volcano in
Hesse,
Germany that is . It rises in the
Rhön Mountains
The Rhön Mountains () are a group of low mountains (or ''Mittelgebirge'') in central Germany, located around the border area where the states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia come together. These mountains, which are at the extreme southeast end o ...
, a ''
Mittelgebirge'' in the German states of
Bavaria,
Hesse and
Thuringia. It lies in the
High Rhön
High may refer to:
Science and technology
* Height
* High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area
* High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory
* High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift to ...
on the Bavarian-Hessian border, which locally forms the boundary between the town of
Gersfeld in the Hessian county of
Fulda (district) and the market town of
Wildflecken
Wildflecken is a municipality in the Bad Kissingen district, at the border of northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse. In 2005, its population was 3,285; the postal code is 97772 (US Forces used APO NY 09026 until July 15, 1991, when APO/FPO/ ...
in the Bavarian county of
Bad Kissingen.
On the mountain are parts of the
Wildflecken Training Area
Wildflecken Training Area (german: Truppenübungsplatz Wildflecken) is a military training area near Wildflecken in the High Rhön mountains in Germany. It covers an area of over 7,000 hectares. It was established in 1938 by the German Wehrmacht ...
and the
Ludwigstein.
References
Mountains of Hesse
Mountains and hills of the Rhön
Wildflecken Training Area
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