Location Hesse, Germany Prominence 136 m Parent range Taunus | Elevation 798 m Mountain range Taunus | |
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Similar Großer Feldberg, Kleiner Feldberg, Herzberg, Bleibeskopf, Pferdskopf | ||
Altkönig the third highest mountain of the Taunus range in Hesse, Germany, reaching 798 metres above sea level.
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Map of Altk%C3%B6nig, 61476 Kronberg, Germany
In the La Tène period around 400 BC, the Celts settled the Altkönig. They built Heidetrank Oppidum, several ringwalls around the summit which are still evident. It is unknown when and why they abandoned the Altkönig.
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Altkönig Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA