Hohe Wurzel

#910 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Hohe Wurzel, at 618 m, is the highest peak in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis mountain range and the 2nd highest mountain near Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. A 133 m reinforced concrete telecommunications tower is located on the peak, which supplies the Rhine Main area and other locations with digital television service as well as DAB and FM sound broadcasts. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2027 ftProminence: 568 ftCoordinates: 50°6'42"N, 8°7'44"E

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Hohe Wurzel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Schloss Freudenberg, Frauenstein Castle, Tier- und Pflanzenpark Fasanerie, Schläferskopf.

3.9 miSE
Museum, Forts and castles
Schloss Freudenberg, Wiesbaden
100 min walk • Schloss Freudenberg is an intriguing destination nestled in the vibrant city of Wiesbaden, Germany. This unique site serves as a museum but is unlike any conventional museum you might have visited before. Schloss Freudenberg offers visitors an extraordinary experience...
3.4 miS
Forts and castles
Frauenstein Castle, Wiesbaden
88 min walk • Frauenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Wiesbaden-Frauenstein in Hesse, Germany. It is not known who built Frauenstein Castle, but, based on dendrochronological evidence, its construction has been dated to around 1184.
2.9 miE
Park, Outdoor activities, Stables
Tier- und Pflanzenpark Fasanerie, Wiesbaden
74 min walk • The Tier- & Pflanzenpark Fasanerie is operated by the state capital Wiesbaden and is located outside the city in the northwest in the Wiesbaden city forest on a spacious area of about 23 hectares.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schläferskopf, Wiesbaden
44 min walk • The Schläferskopf is a hill in Hesse, Germany, which is 454 metres high.
3.6 miNW
50°8'55"N • 8°4'18"E
Outdoor Pool, Bad Schwalbach
92 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
4.1 miE
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Leichtweißhöhle, Wiesbaden
106 min walk • Leichtweißhöhle - a cave located in Germany, in the Bahnholzer Kopf massif, in the valley of the Schwarzbach stream, in the northern part of Wiesbaden.
3.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Klarenthal, Wiesbaden
88 min walk • Klarenthal is a borough of Wiesbaden, capital of the federal state of Hesse, Germany. The community, situated on the slopes of the Taunus Mountains, was planned by architect and urban planner Ernst May in the style of a commuter town in the early 1960s.
3.7 miSE
Memorial
Goethestein, Wiesbaden
94 min walk • The Goethestein near the Wiesbaden district of Frauenstein is a tetrahedron erected in 1932 to commemorate Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's stay at the site.
3.4 miS
Neighbourhood
Wiesbaden-Frauenstein, Wiesbaden
86 min walk • Frauenstein is the westernmost borough of the city of Wiesbaden, located in the Rhine Main Area near Frankfurt and capital of the federal state of Hesse, Germany. The borough has a population of approximately 2,400. The formerly independent village was incorporated into Wiesbaden in 1928.
1.9 miNE
Park
Rhine-Taunus Nature Park, Taunusstein
48 min walk • The Rhine Taunus Nature Park, located in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis and Wiesbaden district of Hesse, Germany was founded in 1968. It includes the western part of the Taunus and extends over the Idsteiner Becken to the Rhine.
4.4 miE
50°8'5"N • 8°13'15"E
Jagdschloss Platte, Wiesbaden
112 min walk • Forts and castles, Historical place, View point

Hohe Wurzel

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Hohe Wurzel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)