Dünsberg

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Dünsberg
The Dünsberg seen from Gleiberg Castle
Highest point
Elevation498 m (1,634 ft)
Prominence194 m (636 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation14 km (8.7 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
LocationHesse, Germany

Dünsberg is a hill slightly northwest of Gießen in Hesse, Germany. At 498 meters in height, it is the highest mountain in the Gießen and Wetzlar area.

On the southern slope of the hill, grave mounds were found from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. Fortification systems of the hill are detectable from the Urnfield period (8th century BC). The outer ramparts of the hillfort had 14 gates. The Celtic settlement (oppidum) reached its height during the La Tene period (about the 3rd century BC).

Gallery

  • Dünsberg topography
    Dünsberg topography
  • Dünsberg hillfort information board
    Dünsberg hillfort information board
  • Reconstruction of Celtic buildings
    Reconstruction of Celtic buildings
  • Dünsberg hillfort gate and sculpture, reconstruction
    Dünsberg hillfort gate and sculpture, reconstruction
  • Dünsberg hillfort rampart remains
    Dünsberg hillfort rampart remains

External links

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50°39′02″N 8°34′50″E / 50.65056°N 8.58056°E / 50.65056; 8.58056


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