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Orensberg
Sign in to savethumb|The Orensfelsen rocks: lookout platform thumb|Remains of the circular rampart thumb|The Opferschale The Orensberg, also known in the region as the Orensfels(en) due to the striking rock formations on its summit plateau, is a hill, , near Frankweiler in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The hill is part of the Haardt mountain range that forms the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest.
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- mountain
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Elevation
- 581.2
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- 2013 Pfälzerwald 384 Orensberg.JPG
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- Geographical Location
- History
- Name
- Excavations
- Circular rampart or ringwork
- ''Opferschale''
- Sights
- Tourism and sport
- References
thumb|The Orensfelsen rocks: lookout platform thumb|Remains of the circular rampart thumb|The Opferschale The Orensberg, also known in the region as the Orensfels(en) due to the striking rock formations on its summit plateau, is a hill, , near Frankweiler in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The hill is part of the Haardt mountain range that forms the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest.
At the summit is an ancient circular rampart, now designated as a cultural monument, and the natural monument of the Orensfelsen rocks.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orensberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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