Neunkircher Höhe
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The Neunkircher Höhe is the highest elevation of the Hessian part of the Odenwald
. The mountain is located near the village Neunkirchen and is the origin of the rivers Modau
, Gersprenz
and Lauter
.
A viewing tower (34 metres) on its top was built in 1906 and replaced an older predecessor, which had been built in 1888 and destroyed by a storm in 1904.
Odenwald
The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Location :The Odenwald lies between the Upper Rhine Rift Valley with the Bergstraße and the Hessisches Ried in the west, the Main and the Bauland in the east, the Hanau-Seligenstadt Basin – a subbasin of...
. The mountain is located near the village Neunkirchen and is the origin of the rivers Modau
Modau
The Modau is a 44 km long right tributary of the Rhine River running through the German state of Hesse. Historically, there have been many watermills on the river and its tributaries, giving rise to the name Mühltal , a district through which the river flows....
, Gersprenz
Gersprenz
Gersprenz is a river of Bavaria, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Bavaria...
and Lauter
Lauter (Odenwald)
Lauter is a river of Hesse, Germany....
.
A viewing tower (34 metres) on its top was built in 1906 and replaced an older predecessor, which had been built in 1888 and destroyed by a storm in 1904.