Taunus

For ither uises, see Taunus (disambiguation).

The Taunus is a law muntain range in Hesse, Germany that composes pairt o the Rhenish Slate Mountains. It is boondit bi the river valleys o Rhine, Main an Lahn. On the opposite side o the Rhine, the mountains are continued bi the Hunsrück. The mountains themselves span the districts o Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg, an Rhein-Lahn.

No tae be ramfeeselt wi the mair famous an hichter Feldberg in Black Forest, the hichtest peak is the Grosser Feldberg (878 m, which wis an aa uised for the Feldbergrennen hillclimbing contest an rallyin stages). It is follaed bi the Kleiner Feldberg an the Altkönig (798 m) wi the remains o a late Iron Age hill fort (La-Tène A, ca. 400 BC) near the summit.

The Roman Limes wis built athort the Taunus. The Saalburg, a restored Roman castellum, nou hooses a museum. Efter the fall o the Limes (in 259/260 AD), the Alamanni settled here. For this reason there are some Alemannic cemeteries in the southren foothills o the Taunus (Eschborn). This aurie became Frankish efter the Battle o Tolbiac.

• Pictures of the Taunus Mountains
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  The Taunus wi Großer Feldberg
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  The Taunus with Grosser Feldberg, view frae Karben
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  View (frae top o Frankfurt) o Altkoenig an Grosser Feldberg
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  Frankfurt am Main, wi the Taunus Muntains in the backgrund

Hichtest muntains

• Großer Feldberg (878 m), Hochtaunuskreis (district)
• Kleiner Feldberg (825 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Altkönig (798 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Weilsberg (701 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Glaskopf (685 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Pferdskopf (663 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Kolbenberg (684 m; Fernmeldeanlage), Hochtaunuskreis
• Klingenkopf (683 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Sängelberg (665 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Pferdskopf (663 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Weißeberg (660 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Fauleberg (633 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Großer Eichwald (633 m), Hochtaunuskreis
• Roßkopf (632 m; Fernmeldeanlage), Hochtaunuskreis
• Kalte Herberge (619 m), Rheingau-Taunus district
• Hohe Wurzel (618 m; Fernmeldeanlage), Rheingau-Taunus
• Hohe Kanzel (592 m), Rheingau-Taunus
• Erbacher Kopf (580 m), Rheingau-Taunus
• Kuhbett (526 m), Kreis Limburg-Weilburg at Weilrod-Hasselbach
• Steinkopf (518 m), Hochtaunuskreis

Freemit airtins

• Media relatit tae Taunus at Wikimedia Commons

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