Rauenstein (hill)
Encyclopedia
The Rauenstein is a low table mountain
in Saxon Switzerland
in Germany. It rises west of the Elbe inside the Elbe loop near Rathen
. It has a height of 304 metres and drops steeply to the north into the Elbe valley. It is has a deeply incised structure and is about 600 metres long and 200 metres wide. It thus rises some 50 to 100 metres over the surrounding area. The Rauenstein is almost completely wooded, but has several dominant sandstone rock faces. The sandstone here is very soft and heavily weathered.
. On the north and east side there are various climbing towers, the best known being the 18 metre high Nonne or Nonnenstein, that is situated 200 metres from the eastern side of the Rauenstein. The rock was the site of a medieval watchtower (Burgwarte).
At the southeastern end of the Rauenstein is a hill restaurant that has been there since 1893. Before that, from 1886 to 1893, drinks were sold in the Kapp Cave (Kapphöhle), also the Kappmeyer or Kamm Cave, on the summit plateau. One year earlier the touristic development of the Rauenstein had been started by the Dresden Branch of the Mountain Club.
and the village of Weißig.
Table (landform)
A table, when used in reference to landforms, is a hill, flank of a mountain, or mountain, that has a flat top.This landform has numerous names in addition to "table", including:*Tuya*Tepui*Mesa*Potrero*Butte*Plateau*Terrace-Description:...
in Saxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains....
in Germany. It rises west of the Elbe inside the Elbe loop near Rathen
Rathen
Rathen is a village in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, in Saxony, Germany, about 35 km southeast of Dresden on the Elbe River. Rathen has between 400 and 500 inhabitants....
. It has a height of 304 metres and drops steeply to the north into the Elbe valley. It is has a deeply incised structure and is about 600 metres long and 200 metres wide. It thus rises some 50 to 100 metres over the surrounding area. The Rauenstein is almost completely wooded, but has several dominant sandstone rock faces. The sandstone here is very soft and heavily weathered.
Location and area
On the eastern side is the village of Weißig in the borough of StruppenStruppen
Struppen is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.- References :...
. On the north and east side there are various climbing towers, the best known being the 18 metre high Nonne or Nonnenstein, that is situated 200 metres from the eastern side of the Rauenstein. The rock was the site of a medieval watchtower (Burgwarte).
At the southeastern end of the Rauenstein is a hill restaurant that has been there since 1893. Before that, from 1886 to 1893, drinks were sold in the Kapp Cave (Kapphöhle), also the Kappmeyer or Kamm Cave, on the summit plateau. One year earlier the touristic development of the Rauenstein had been started by the Dresden Branch of the Mountain Club.
Views
From the viewing point at the hill restaurant there is a panoramic view of LiliensteinLilienstein
Lilienstein is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany and site of a former Bohemian castle....
and the village of Weißig.