Hohe Wurzel (Taunus)
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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 133m reinforced concrete telecommunications tower is located on the peak, which supplies the Rhine Main area and other locations with digital television service. DAB and UKW sound broadcasts also originate from this tower.
In 1883 the Gustav Vietor Tower was built on the peak. It was last used for amateur radio purposes. The tower was demolished in March 2006.
Hohe Wurzel is located in the Rhine Taunus Nature Park.
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. A 133m reinforced concrete telecommunications tower is located on the peak, which supplies the Rhine Main area and other locations with digital television service. DAB and UKW sound broadcasts also originate from this tower.
In 1883 the Gustav Vietor Tower was built on the peak. It was last used for amateur radio purposes. The tower was demolished in March 2006.
Hohe Wurzel is located in the Rhine Taunus Nature Park.