| Windberg | |
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| Height | 353 m (1,158 ft) |
| Location | Saxony, Germany |
| Range | Döhlen Basin |
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| Rock | conglomerate with hard coal seams |
| Age of rock | 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 mountain.
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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 44 metres (144 ft).