Taunus - Wikipedia Taunus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other uses, see Taunus (disambiguation). Taunus The Hochtaunus with the Feldberg summit Highest point Peak Großer Feldberg (Hochtaunus) Elevation 878 m (2,881 ft) Coordinates 50°14′N 08°27′E / 50.233°N 8.450°E / 50.233; 8.450Coordinates: 50°14′N 08°27′E / 50.233°N 8.450°E / 50.233; 8.450 Dimensions Length 75 km (47 mi) NE/SW Width 35 km (22 mi) NW/SE Area 2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi) Geography Country Germany Region Hesse Parent range Rhenish Slate Mountains Geology Orogeny Variscan Age of rock Devonian Type of rock Phyllite, Greywacke The Taunus is a mountain range in Hesse, Germany, located north of Frankfurt. The tallest peak in the range is Großer Feldberg at 878 m; other notable peaks are Kleiner Feldberg (825 m) and Altkönig (798 m). The Taunus range spans the districts of Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg, and Rhein-Lahn. The range is known for its geothermal springs and mineral waters that formerly attracted members of the European aristocracy to its spa towns. The car line Ford Taunus is named after it.[1] Contents 1 Description 1.1 Summits 2 History 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External links Description[edit] It is a relatively low range, with smooth, rounded mountains covered with forest. The Taunus is bounded by the valleys of the Rhine, Main, and Lahn rivers and it is part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. On the opposite side of the Rhine, The Taunus range is continued by the Hunsrück. For geographical, ecological and geological purposes the Taunus is divided in three parts: Anterior Taunus (Vortaunus or Vordertaunus) in the south, next to the cities of Frankfurt am Main and Wiesbaden. This section is mainly made up of old sedimentary rocks with phyllite, greenschist and muscovite. The rocks are often given a greenish hue by the presence of epidote and chlorites. High Taunus (Hoher Taunus). The central region of the range where the highest peaks are found. Its geological composition includes slates, quartzite, and sandstones. Farther Taunus (Hintertaunus) at its northern end is the biggest section by area. The geological materials that compose it include graywacke, claystones, and siltstones. The Taunus range originated during the Devonian period.[2] The geological composition of the mountains was formed in a region covered by an ancient sea that was a few hundred kilometers wide. The mountains are mainly made up of phyllite, greenschist, gneiss, slates, and sandstone.[3] Summits[edit] Großer Feldberg (878 m), Hochtaunuskreis (Kreis = district). Being the highest point in the range, it provides the scenario for the Feldbergrennen hillclimbing and rallying contests. It should not be confused with the Feldberg in the Black Forest Kleiner Feldberg (825 m), Hochtaunuskreis. It has an observatory on the summit. Altkönig (798 m), Hochtaunuskreis. It has the remains of a late Iron Age hill fort (La-Tène A, ca. 400 BC) near the summit. Weilsberg (701 m), Hochtaunuskreis Glaskopf (685 m), Hochtaunuskreis Pferdskopf (663 m), Hochtaunuskreis Kolbenberg (684 m; telecommunication facility), 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; telecommunication facility), Hochtaunuskreis Kalte Herberge (619 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Hohe Wurzel (618 m; telecommunication facility), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Hohe Kanzel (592 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Herzberg (591m), Hochtaunuskreis Hallgarter Zange (580 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Erbacher Kopf (580 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Steinkopf (Hochtaunuskreis) (570 m), Hochtaunuskreis Kuhbett (526 m), Kreis Limburg-Weilburg at Weilrod-Hasselbach Steinkopf (Wetteraukreis) (518 m), Wetteraukreis History[edit] The Roman Limes was built across the Taunus. The Saalburg, a restored Roman castellum, now houses a museum. After the fall of the Limes (in 259/260 AD), the Alamanni settled in the range and for this reason there are some Alemannic cemeteries in the southern foothills of the Taunus (Eschborn). This area of the Taunus became part of the Frankish confederation of Germanic tribes after the Battle of Tolbiac around 500 AD.[4] In past centuries the Taunus became famous among aristocrats for its therapeutic hot springs.[5] Certain towns in the area, such as Bad Homburg vor der Höhe with its Kurpark, have geothermal spas that were formerly renowned. Other spa towns in the Taunus range are Bad Schwalbach (formerly Langenschwalbach) mentioned in documents dating back to the 16th century, Bad Ems, one of the most reputed therapeutic spas in Germany since the 17th century, as well as Bad Weilbach, where a spring reached wide fame for some time. By the 19th century the most famous spa towns in the area were Wiesbaden, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Bad Nauheim, and Bad Soden am Taunus.[6] Gallery[edit] The Taunus with the Grosser Feldberg viewed from Karben The Winterstein and the tower on the Steinkopf from Karben View (from top of Frankfurt) of Altkoenig and Grosser Feldberg Frankfurt am Main, with the Taunus Mountains in the background References[edit] ^ "Ford Taunus Typ TC wird 40 Jahre - Beliebte Supernase mit Knudsen-Genen" (in German). Auto Bild. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2019. ^ Zur geologischen Entstehung des Taunus (in German) ^ Geologische Highlights im Geopark Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus (in German) ^ Egon Schallmayer et al. (eds.) Die Römer im Taunus. Frankfurt a. M. 2005, ISBN 3797309554 (in German) ^ "Great Spas of Europe". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 March 2016. Lists Bad Ems, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, and Wiesbaden among the 16 in total. ^ Heinz Biehn, Der Taunus. Hohe Wälder, weite Täler, warme Quellen. Amorbach 1972 (in German) External links[edit] Media related to Taunus at Wikimedia Commons Look up Taunus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Taunus. There is literature about Taunus in the Hessian Bibliography Umweltatlas Hessen: → Natur und Landschaft → Die Naturräume Hessens bzw. Naturräumliche Gliederung – Naturraum-Haupteinheit 30 (Taunus), auf atlas.umwelt.hessen.de Fremdenverkehrsinformationen, Taunus Tourist Service at taunus.info Webcams at taunus.info Taunus Nature Park at naturpark-taunus.de Feldberg Roman Fort circular path, at feldbergkastell.de Summits in the Taunus by isolation and prominence, at thehighrisepages.de Wehrheim, das Tor zur Bronzezeit im Usinger Land, Infos zu archäologischen Funden in Wehrheim, auf geschichtsverein-usingen.de Das Vortaunusmuseum at vortaunusmuseum.de map and aerial photo of the Taunus with boundaries, rivers and all important summits (Google Earth), at geographie.giersbeck.de#Taunus Placemarks v t e Central Uplands of Germany Arnsberg Forest Bavarian Forest Black Forest Bohemian Forest Ebbe Egge Eifel Elbe Sandstone Mountains Elster Fichtel Franconian Jura Franconian Forest Gladenbach Uplands Habichtswald Harz Hoher Meißner Hunsrück Kaiserstuhl Kellerwald Kaufungen Forest Knüll Kyffhäuser Lusatian Mountains Lenne Lippe Uplands North Palatine Uplands Odenwald Ore Mountains Palatine Forest Rhön Rothaar Saalhausen Hills Swabian Jura Siebengebirge Solling Spessart Taunus Teutoburg Forest Thuringian Highland Thuringian Forest Upper Palatine Forest Vogelsberg Weser Uplands Weser Hills Westerwald Wiehen Hills Zittau Mountains v t e Subdivisions of the Rhenish Massif Ardennes Eifel northern slopes High Fens Hunsrück Kellerwald Lahn Valley Middle Rhine Moselle Valley Süder Uplands Taunus Westerwald Authority control General Integrated Authority File VIAF 1 WorldCat National libraries United States Czech Republic Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunus&oldid=1003300655" Categories: Taunus Regions of Hesse Regions of Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland Rhenish Massif Mountain ranges of Hesse Mountain ranges of Rhineland-Palatinate Natural regions of the Central Uplands Hidden categories: CS1 German-language sources (de) Articles with German-language sources (de) Coordinates on Wikidata Wikidata value to be checked for Infobox mountain Commons category link is on Wikidata Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with NKC identifiers Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikivoyage Languages Afrikaans العربية Беларуская Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Български Brezhoneg Cebuano Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Frysk 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano Kiswahili Latina Limburgs Македонски Nederlands 日本語 Norsk bokmål Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Română Русский Scots Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 28 January 2021, at 09:55 (UTC). 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