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Asberg (Westerwald)

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Mountain type
  
basalt

Elevation
  
441 m

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Parent range
  
Rheinwesterwald Volcanic Ridge

The Asberg is a hill, 441 m above sea level (NHN), on the Rheinwesterwald Volcanic Ridge on the northern edge of the Linz Heights (Linzer Höhe). Until the 1970s it was the site of a basalt quarry.

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Map of Asberg, 53579 Erpel, Germany

GeographyEdit

The Asberg lies in the east of the borough of Unkel (central section and summit) and the municipalities of Rheinbreitbach (northern section) and Erpel (southern section) and is highest point of each district. The stumpy dome (kuppe) of the Asberg rises above the surrounding plateau of the volcanic ridge by around 80 metres. Three flooded pits, with a total are of two hectares, are distributed over a distance of 500 metres to the west and east of the summit, the easternmost and largest lake containing zones of silting.

LiteratureEdit

  • Jürgen Fuchs: Basalt vom Asberg. In: Heimat-Jahrbuch des Landkreises Neuwied 2008, ISBN 978-3-935690-61-4, S. 231–236.

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    Asberg (Westerwald) Wikipedia
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