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Dünsberg

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Dünsberg
The Dünsberg seen from Gleiberg Castle
Highest point
Elevation498 m (1,634 ft)
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

  • Media related to Dünsberg at Wikimedia Commons

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


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