The Bergstein is a
natural monument
A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance.
Under World Commission on Protected Areas guidelines, na ...
in the borough of
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Neustadt an der Weinstraße (, formerly known as ; lb, Neustadt op der Wäistrooss ; pfl, Naischdadt) is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With 53,300 inhabitants , it is the largest town called ''Neustadt''.
Geography
Location
T ...
in the German state of
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
. It is designated as ND-7316-202.
Location
The Bergstein is described as a rock formation (''Felspartie'') and lies at an elevation of ca. 469 metres at the eastern edge of the
Palatinate Forest and is part of the
Hohe Loog massif. It lies about 300 metres southwest of the Trittbrunnen Way/Bergsteinstraße in the village of
Hambach an der Weinstraße
Hambach, which received its name affix "an der Weinstraße" as a wine village in 1935, was incorporated into the town Neustadt an der Weinstraße (Rhineland-Palatinate) in 1969 and is its second largest district. The village is considered a sym ...
and is only accessible on foot. It has good views of
Hambach Castle
Hambach Castle (german: Hambacher Schloss) is a castle near the urban district Hambach of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is considered a symbol of the German democracy movement because of the Hambacher Fest whic ...
and the Rhine valley.
References
External links
Bergstein on the Neustadt website
{{Coord, 49.333849, N, 8.114204, E, type:landmark_region:DE-RP, display=title, format=dms
Natural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rock formations of Rhineland-Palatinate
Geography of the Palatinate (region)
Neustadt an der Weinstraße