The Blättersberg near
Rhodt unter Rietburg in the
Rhenish-Palatine county of
Südliche Weinstraße
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is a mountain, ,
in the
Palatine Forest
The Palatinate Forest (; ), sometimes also called the Palatine Forest, is a low-mountain region in southwestern Germany, located in the Palatinate in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The forest is a designated nature park () covering 1,771&n ...
in the German state of
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) 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 sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...
.
The mountain has a north summit (613.2 m) and a south summit (606.0 m);
on the latter is the
Ludwig observation tower
An observation tower is a tower used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, and woo ...
.
Geography
Location
The Blättersberg lies in the
Haardt, the eastern mountain chain of the Palatine Forest, in the
eponymous nature park. Its summit rises 3 kilometres west-northwest of
Rhodt unter Rietburg, within whose territory most of the mountain lies, 4.5 km west-southwest of
Edenkoben, between the Edenkoben valley in the north and the
Modenbach valley in the south, and 1.6 km (all
as the crow flies) northwest of the village of
Weyher in der Pfalz. The mountain can be clearly made out from the Rhine Plain. On its east-northeastern flank, to the west and above the stately home of
Villa Ludwigshöhe that is visible for miles, is the castle of
Rietburg (Rhodt), which is also a landmark. At the southern foot of the mountain, by the upper reaches of the Modenbach stream, lies the historic estate of the
Buschmühle mill.
Elevation
The elevation of the Blättersberg is given on some
topographic map
In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large- scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation), but histori ...
s as 613.2 m,
but on others as 618 m.
About 60 metres south-southeast of the summit is another high point, 611.8 m.
Ludwig Tower
On the southern summit of the Blätterberg stands an
observation tower
An observation tower is a tower used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, and woo ...
, built in 1883, called the
Ludwig Tower (''Ludwigsturm''). From the
viewing platform of the 15 metre-high tower the view to the east into the Rhine Plain is blocked by the trees, but elsewhere one can see as far as the
Badener Höhe and
Hornisgrinde in the
Black Forest
The Black Forest ( ) is a large forested mountain range in the States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is th ...
to the south-southeast, nearby
Trifels Castle to the southwest, the
Frankenweide forest with its hills, the
Weißenberg (
Luitpold Tower) and
Hortenkopf (transmission mast) to the west, the nearby
Kesselberg mountain to the northwest and the highest point in the Palatine Forest, the
Kalmit, to the north-northeast.
Transport links
The Blättersberg and the Ludwig Tower may be reached from the top station of the chair lift near
Villa Ludwigshöhe (530.8 m)
or from the ''Hüttenbrunnen'' hiker's car park in the Edenkobener valley above the ''Kohlplatz''. Numerous hiking trails run through the local countryside.
Gallery
File:2012 Pfälzerwald 525 Blättersberg ji.jpg, View from Maikammer
Maikammer () is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the German Wine Route, approx. 5 km south of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Maikammer is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeind ...
File:Rietburg2.jpg, On the Rietburg
File:180624-Villa Ludwigshöhe-01.jpg, Villa Ludwigshöhe
File:Ludwigsturm 01.jpg, Ludwig Tower
References
External links
Blättersberg(Walking guide)
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Südliche Weinstraße
Mountains and hills of the Palatinate Forest
Mountains under 1000 metres
Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate