Exhibitions
Museums in the Vogelsberg region Museum "scene" of Upper Hesse Castle ruin Wartenberg Hobstallstowwe, Dorfmuseum Merlau (Muecke) Edelhof, Crainfeld (Grebenhain) Ernst Eimer Stube (Muecke) Art tower Muecke MUNA Museum Museum "Old Brewery" (Homberg/Ohm) Museum in the Vorwerk (Ulrichstein) Oldtimer Museum…
Geotope Amoeneburg
The town of Amoeneburg is situated on a former volcanic vent. Next to it - on a second, somewhat smaller volcanic vent - are the ruins of the medieval Wenigenburg. These two elevations tower above the plain of the Amoeneburg Basin, through which the Ohm meanders.
The Amoeneburg Basin
The Amoeneburg Basin is part of the…
Location, reachability & walkability
The geotope on the east side of the hill is located directly on the road K 30, which leads to the upper town of Amoeneburg. The nature trail in the nature reserve "Amoeneburg" leads along the outcrop. The Hessenradfernweg 6 passes near the town of Amoeneburg.
GPS N 50°47'43.8'' E 8°55'22.4'' …
Literature
Blanckenhorn, M. (1930a). Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern 1:25000, Blatt Amöneburg-Homberg a.d. Ohm [TK 25, Bl. 5219 Amöneburg]; Berlin. Blanckenhorn, M. (1930b). Erläuterungen zur Geologischen Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern 1:25000, Blatt Amöneburg-Homberg a.d. Ohm [TK…
Bilstein
The 665.5 m high Bilstein, situated above Schotten-Busenborn, is an impressive rock cliff and the highest elevation of a north-south striking ridge. The geotope and natural monument consists of platy-banked separate rocks, with the slabs standing almost vertically and having an inclination of 70 degrees perpendicular to the longitudinal…
