Altenberg (Limpurg Hills) Explained

Altenberg
Elevation M:	564.7
Range:	Limpurg Hills
Location:	Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Map:	Germany Baden-Württemberg
Map Size:	250
Coordinates:	48.9628°N 9.9019°W

The Altenberg is the highest summit in the Limpurg Hills in southwest Germany, reaching a height of and rising some 60 metres above the surrounding area. It lies east of Hohenberg, a village in the municipality of Sulzbach-Laufen, within the county of Schwäbisch Hall in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Altenberg Tower

At the summit is the Altenberg Tower, a 38.3-metre-high observation tower. The tower was opened on 7 October 2007 and measures 36 metres from the ground to the observation platform. As a result, the fully covered viewing point is at a height of about 600 m.

Access

• From the newly built visitor car park east of Hohenberg, a graveled path runs for a good 300 metres directly to the summit.
• A much longer and higher, but less steep path runs from the farm of Altenberg about 500 metres south of Hohenberg.
• In addition, various paths run from the east from the road between Hohenberg and Wegstetten as from the south from the Abtsklinge.

References

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External links

• Altenbergturm, at sulzbach-laufen.de via Internet Archive
• Topographic map with the Altenberg, in the geodata viewer at geoportal-bw.de
• 360-degree panorama from the Altenberg Tower (Description of what's visible switchable), at panorama-photo.net

Notes and References

1. http://www.sulzbach-laufen.de/index.php?id=110 Altenbergturm
2. http://www.echo-online.de/region/bergstrasse/rimbach/Weitere-Infos-fuer-Neubau;art1249,5327878 Weitere Infos für Neubau