Königsberg (Pfalz)
| Königsberg | |
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The Königsberg in the autumn
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 568 m above sea level (NN) (1,864 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°34′43″N 07°35′0″E / 49.57861°N 7.58333°ECoordinates: 49°34′43″N 07°35′0″E / 49.57861°N 7.58333°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | North Palatine Uplands |
The Königsberg is a 568-metre-high hill in the collective municipality of Lauterecken-Wolfstein in the county of Kusel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The Königsberg lies between the Lauter and Talbach streams and is part of the North Palatine Uplands. It is one of the highest hills in the county of Kusel.
The Konigsberg massif measures about 5 kilometres from north to south and abou 4 kilometres from east to west. Its two main summits are the Leienberg (524 m) and Hahnenkopf (535 m). To the south is the 546-metre-high Selberg.
The nearest villages are Wolfstein, Reckweilerhof, Aschbach, Hinzweiler, Oberweiler im Tal, Eßweiler and Rutsweiler an der Lauter.
The summit of the Konigsberg is almost entirely wooded; only on the lower slopes, especially in the west between Eßweiler and Oberweiler in the valley and in the northwest between Hinzweiler and Aschbach, are large areas turned over to agriculture. In Wolfstein, on a southern hillside below the castle of New Wolfstein, wine is grown.
The woods are predominantly a mix of beech and oak, individual areas are covered in spruce. One unusual feature may be seen on the Leienberg: the hillside above the Taufenbach valley is almost entirely covered in scree. Apart from individual bushes, only crooked oak and pine trees grow, barely higher than a man.
Due to the very varied landscape around the Konigsberg, there is a rich variety of fauna. Among the larger mammals are wild boar, roe deer, red fox and badger. Some time ago, mouflon lived here. There are sightings and clues of wildcats, but they are no longer clearly identifiable as resident.
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