Eschenburg (also written ''Eschenberg'' on some maps) is a hill in
Hesse
Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It is located in the borough of
Dillenburg
Dillenburg, officially Oranienstadt Dillenburg, is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis.
The town lies on the German- Dutch holiday roa ...
, near the villages of
Nanzenbach and Wissenbach. With an elevation of 589 metres, it is the town's highest point.
The hill gave its name to the municipality of
Eschenburg
Eschenburg is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. The community inherited its name from nearby Eschenburg (mountain), Eschenburg mountain.
Geography
About 20 km², or 43.8%, of the municipal area is wooded, 9.85 km ...
.
Hills of Hesse
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Hills of the Gladenbach Uplands
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