The Teufelsberg is a hill
massif
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, 598 metres high, in the southern
Palatinate Forest
The Palatinate Forest (; ), sometimes also called the Palatine Forest, is a List of landscapes in Rhineland-Palatinate, low-mountain region in southwestern Germany, located in the Palatinate (region), Palatinate in the state of Rhineland-Palatina ...
on the territory of
Burrweiler
Burrweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, 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 t ...
in the county of
Südliche Weinstraße
Südliche Weinstraße (; ; ) is a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südwestpfalz, Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Neustadt (Weinstraße), Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis ...
. It has a subpeak, the Lambertskopf (539 m). The Teufelsberg offers extensive views over the
Upper Rhine Plain
The Upper Rhine Plain, Rhine Rift Valley or Upper Rhine Graben ( German: ''Oberrheinische Tiefebene'', ''Oberrheinisches Tiefland'' or ''Oberrheingraben'', French: ''Vallée du Rhin'') is a major rift, about and on average , between Basel in the ...
. It is not accessible by motor vehicle but may be ascended on various hiking trails.
Sights
Summit cross
At the highest point on the Teufelsberg, a rock massif, stands a stone
weather cross on pyramidal, rough stone pedestal. It was carved by local sculptor, Johannes Minges, and consecrated on 25 July 1909 by the
Bishop of Speyer
The Bishop of Speyer is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer, which is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Bamberg. ,
Konrad von Busch. Hence it bears the colloquial name of "Bishop's Cross" (''Bischofskreuz''). This is also the name of a vineyard in nearby
Walsheim
Walsheim is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western 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 ...
.
Die Rheinpfalz
''Die Rheinpfalz'' () is a German–language regional newspaper based in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The paper is one of the leading newspapers which serve the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
History and profile
''Die Rheinpfalz'' was first published ...
, Ludwigshafen, 7 April 2009
St. Anne's Chapel
On the eastern slopes of the Teufelsberg, between the summit and Burrweiler at a height of 423 metres, is the Roman Catholic
St. Anne's Chapel (''Annakapelle''), which was built in the 19th century in the
Gothic Revival
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style and to which there are regular
pilgrimage
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s in July and August. In addition the parishes of Burrweiler and
Flemlingen
Flemlingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
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make their covenant procession (''Gelöbnisprozession'') to the chapel every year on 1 May.
File:2012 Pfälzerwald 068 Wetterkreuz Teufelsberg.jpg, The summit with its weather cross
File:2013 Pfälzerwald 377 Teufelsberg Wetterkreuz.JPG, Weather cross
File:2010 Pfälzerwald 110a St-Anna-Kapelle.jpg, St. Anne's Chapel
References
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External links
Internet presence of St Anne's Chapel, Burrweiler, with information on the Teufelsberg
Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate
Mountains and hills of the Palatinate Forest
Südliche Weinstraße