Großer Ölberg

Großer Ölberg
Großer Ölberg
Height	460 m above sea level (1,510 ft)
Location	Königswinter-Ittenbach
Range	Siebengebirge
Isolation	22.4 km → North(-northeast) outlier of the Häuschen (Eifel)
Prominence	200 m ↓ Buchholz[1]fd3
Coordinates	50°40′56″N 7°14′54″E / 50.68222°N 7.24833°E / 50.68222; 7.24833Coordinates: 50°40′56″N 7°14′54″E / 50.68222°N 7.24833°E / 50.68222; 7.24833
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The Großer Ölberg (also: Oelberg), at 460 metres above sea level, is the highest hill in the Siebengebirge range in Germany. It is located in the borough of Königswinter near the village of Ittenbach and south of a subpeak known as the Kleiner Ölberg (331.7 m above sea level).

Thanks to the transmission mast on the summit, it is visible from a long way off, for example from the A 3 motorway, and is easily distinguishable from its neighbours. At the summit is a restaurant and observation terrace that offers a very good view of the Siebengebirge as well as the High Eifel, including the Hohe Acht, as well as good views to the west.

The Ölberg in the Siebengebirge with its restaurant

References

1. ↑ Prominence and isolation by TK 25; wind gap along the Sieg-Wied watershed

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Großer Ölberg.

• Private page with photos of the antennas on the Großer Ölberg
• Annotated panorama from the Großer Ölberg at www.panorama.photo.net