Stollberg (North Frisia)
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At 43.4 metres above sea level, the Stollberg is the fourth highest hill in the district of North Frisia in northern Germany, after the Sandesberg near Ostenfeld (53.3 m), the Uwe Düne in the municipality of Kampen auf Sylt (50.2 m) and the Rantzauhöhe within the Langenberg south of the village of Leck (44.8 m). It is part of the geest
ridge that runs westwards and was created as a so-called old moraine
during the Saale glaciation and was subsequently shaped during the Weichselian glaciation. From the top of the Stollberg there is a good view over the surrounding area, both near and far. The Stollberg belongs to the municipality of Bordelum
and lies immediately next to the B 5 federal road
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In the vicinity of the hill is the Stollberg spring, which was considered holy in earlier times.
In April 2002 the Ministry for the Environment, Nature and Forests in the state of Schleswig-Holstein
declared the area as a nature experience site (Naturerlebnisraum).
On the Stollberg is a 139 metre high transmission tower (standard tower) belonging to Deutsche Telekom
.
Geest (topography)
Geest is a type of slightly raised landscape that occurs in the plains of in Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. It is a landscape of sandy and gravelly soils, usually mantled by a heathland vegetation, comprising glacial deposits left behind after the last ice age during the...
ridge that runs westwards and was created as a so-called old moraine
Moraine
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...
during the Saale glaciation and was subsequently shaped during the Weichselian glaciation. From the top of the Stollberg there is a good view over the surrounding area, both near and far. The Stollberg belongs to the municipality of Bordelum
Bordelum
Bordelum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
and lies immediately next to the B 5 federal road
Bundesstraße 5
The Bundesstraße 5 or B5 is a German federal highway running in a northwesterly to southeasterly direction from the Danish border near Niebüll to Frankfurt . It provides a direct route for motorists traveling between Berlin and Hamburg. In Berlin B5 forms among others the following squares and...
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In the vicinity of the hill is the Stollberg spring, which was considered holy in earlier times.
In April 2002 the Ministry for the Environment, Nature and Forests in the state of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
declared the area as a nature experience site (Naturerlebnisraum).
On the Stollberg is a 139 metre high transmission tower (standard tower) belonging to Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Europe....
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