Windberg | |
Elevation: | (353disp=output onlyNaNdisp=output only) |
Range: | Döhlen Basin |
Location: | Saxony, Germany |
Map: | Germany Saxony |
Coordinates: | 50.9969°N 13.6608°W |
Type: | conglomerate with hard coal seams |
Age: | Rotliegendes |
The Windberg (353 m above NN) is a hill in the borough of Freital near Dresden in the German federal state of Saxony. It is the town's Hausberg or local hill.
The Windberg has a striking silhouette, visible from afar. Its narrow northwestern slope opens out into a long, broad and thickly wooded plateau. The hill has been designated as a nature reserve and protected area since 1967 due to its near-natural woodland and rich flora and fauna. Its tectonic cleft cavern, known as the Windbergspalte,[1] is the deepest cave in Saxony with a depth of 44m (144feet).