Bungsberg
| Bungsberg | |
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Summit stone and transmission masts
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 168 m above sea level (NN) (551 ft) |
| Coordinates | 54°12′39″N 10°43′26″E / 54.21083°N 10.72389°ECoordinates: 54°12′39″N 10°43′26″E / 54.21083°N 10.72389°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Holstein Switzerland |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Saale glaciation |
| Mountain type | Ice-age terminal moraine |
The Bungsberg is the highest point in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein (elevation: 168 metres (551 ft)). It lies in the region known as Holstein Switzerland in the municipality of Schönwalde am Bungsberg between Scheelholz and Mönchsneversdorf.
The Bungsberg telecommunications tower is located on the Bungsberg.
One of the longest rivers in Schleswig-Holstein, the Schwentine, rises on the Bungsberg.
The Bungsberg is an ice age terminal moraine. Unusually, though, it was formed in the Saale glaciation period about 150,000 years ago. During the subsequent Weichselian glaciation – only about 10,000 years ago – the ice sheet could not cover the hill due to its height, it could only flow around it, and it therefore formed a nunatak.
Today the Bungsberg is a very popular viewing point, from which the Baltic Sea may be seen in good weather. An observation tower, the Elisabethturm, was built in 1863 and 1864 on the Bungsberg by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg and, after being increased in height by four metres in 1875, is 22 metres high. It is not open to the public today.
As a replacement, a viewing platform was installed halfway up the telecommunications tower on the Bungsberg (see below). In April 2007, the facilities for visitors to the Bungsberg looked rather neglected. The inn was largely demolished and completely fenced off. The observation deck was closed due to vandalism. In late May 2007, after two years of restoration, the tower was re-opened to visitors. Those who climbed the 200 steps to the viewing platform had a unique view in clear weather over large parts of Schleswig-Holstein, and beyond to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Later, the platform was closed again.
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