Nerother Kopf

Nerother Kopf

The Nerother Kopf seen from the west on a late winter's afternoon. At the foot of the hill (left centre) is the village of Neroth; the ruins of Freudenkoppe castle are hidden by beeches
Highest point
Elevation 651.7 m above sea level (NHN) (2,138 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°11′38″N 6°45′39″E / 50.193778°N 6.76075°E / 50.193778; 6.76075Coordinates: 50°11′38″N 6°45′39″E / 50.193778°N 6.76075°E / 50.193778; 6.76075 
Geography
Parent range Volcanic Eifel (Eifel)
Features Ruined castle of Freudenkoppe and Mühlstein Cave
Geology
Age of rock ca. 700,000 years old
Mountain type Volcanic cinder cone
Type of rock Basalt

The Nerother Kopf is the conical hill of an extinct volcano (a cinder cone) near Neroth in the Eifel mountains. It is 651.7 m above sea level (NHN),[1] and situated in the county of Vulkaneifel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geographical location

The Nerother Kopf rises in the Volcanic Eifel Nature Park on the eastern edge of the Gerolstein Land. Its north top, or kuppe, lies around 1 km east-southeast of Neroth, 2.5 km west-southwest of Neunkirchen, 3.5 km west of Pützborn and 2 km (all as the crow flies) north of Oberstadtfeld. About 450 metres from the north top is the lower south kuppe. To the west the stream of Kleine Kyll flows through Neroth.

Description and history

On the north top of the originally prominent double volcano are the ruins of a castle, the Freudenkoppe - built 1337–1340 and now a protected monument - as well as the Mühlstein Cave. The entrance to the cave, which is near the summit, lies at a height of 643.2 m.[1] It was in the cave where the Nerother Wandervogel, a youth club, was founded on New Year's Eve in 1919/1920. The nature reserve of Nerother Kopf around the beech-covered north top is a popular walking and recreation area which is accessed by several paths including the Eifelsteig, which runs right over the summit. The south top, whose summit region is treeless, has been mined for many years for its basalt. The snow-covered edge of the quarry can be seen in the above photograph on the horizon to the right of the summit.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Map service of the Landscape Information System of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Office (Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
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