Windberg (Freital)

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Windberg
Height 353 m (1,158 ft)
Location Saxony, Germany
Range Döhlen Basin
Coordinates 50°59′49″N 13°39′39″E / 50.99694°N 13.66083°E / 50.99694; 13.66083Coordinates: 50°59′49″N 13°39′39″E / 50.99694°N 13.66083°E / 50.99694; 13.66083
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.

Geomorphology and natural features

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).

Gallery

  • Section of an 1895 overview map with the Windberg

  • 1930 topographical map of the Windberg with contours

  • King Albert Monument on the Windberg

  • View from Freital-Wurgwitz of the Windberg

References

  1. ↑ Sächsischer Höhlenkataster Nr. 5047/EG-12

Source

  • Haus der Heimat Freital (Hg.): Der Windberg, Freital 1986

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