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.
Windberg | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 353 m (1,158 ft) |
Coordinates | 50°59′49″N 13°39′39″E / 50.99694°N 13.66083°E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Döhlen Basin |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Rotliegendes |
Mountain type | conglomerate with hard coal seams |
Geomorphology and natural features
editThe 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 44 metres (144 ft).
Gallery
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Section of an 1895 overview map with the Windberg
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1930 topographical map of the Windberg with contours
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King Albert Monument on the Windberg
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View from Freital-Wurgwitz of the Windberg
References
edit- ^ Sächsischer Höhlenkataster Nr. 5047/EG-12
Sources
edit- Haus der Heimat Freital (Hg.): Der Windberg, Freital 1986
External links
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