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The Taunus is a low mountain range in Hesse
Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 that composes part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. It is bounded by the river valleys of Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
, Main
Main

The Main is a river in Germany, 524 km long , and it is one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine. The Main flows through the States of Germany of Bavaria, Baden-W?rttemberg and Hesse....
 and Lahn
Lahn

The Lahn River is a -long, right tributary of the Rhine River in Germany. Its course passes through the States of Germany of North Rhine-Westphalia , Hesse , and Rhineland-Palatinate ....
. On the opposite side of the Rhine, the mountains are continued by the Hunsrück
Hunsrück

The Hunsr?ck is a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the river valleys of the Moselle River , the Nahe , and the Rhine ....
. The mountains themselves span the districts of Hochtaunuskreis
Hochtaunuskreis

The Hochtaunuskreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg....
, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg
Limburg-Weilburg

Limburg-Weilburg is a Kreis in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Lahn-Dill, Hochtaunuskreis, Rheingau-Taunus, Rhein-Lahn, Westerwaldkreis....
, and Rhein-Lahn.

Not to be confused with the more famous and higher Feldberg
Feldberg

* Feldberg mountain* Gro?er Feldberg and Kleiner Feldberg mountains of the Taunus range*Feldberg, Baden-W?rttemberg village and commune*Feldberg, Mecklenburg populated place...
 in Black Forest
Black Forest

The Black Forest is a forest mountain range in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south....
, the highest peak is the Grosser Feldberg (878 m
Metre

The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes....
, which was also used for the Feldbergrennen hillclimbing
Hillclimbing

Hillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course.It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the first known hillclimb took place as long ago as 31 January 1897....
 contest and rallying
Rallying

Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars....
 stages).






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The Taunus is a low mountain range in Hesse
Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 that composes part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. It is bounded by the river valleys of Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
, Main
Main

The Main is a river in Germany, 524 km long , and it is one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine. The Main flows through the States of Germany of Bavaria, Baden-W?rttemberg and Hesse....
 and Lahn
Lahn

The Lahn River is a -long, right tributary of the Rhine River in Germany. Its course passes through the States of Germany of North Rhine-Westphalia , Hesse , and Rhineland-Palatinate ....
. On the opposite side of the Rhine, the mountains are continued by the Hunsrück
Hunsrück

The Hunsr?ck is a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the river valleys of the Moselle River , the Nahe , and the Rhine ....
. The mountains themselves span the districts of Hochtaunuskreis
Hochtaunuskreis

The Hochtaunuskreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg....
, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg
Limburg-Weilburg

Limburg-Weilburg is a Kreis in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Lahn-Dill, Hochtaunuskreis, Rheingau-Taunus, Rhein-Lahn, Westerwaldkreis....
, and Rhein-Lahn.

Not to be confused with the more famous and higher Feldberg
Feldberg

* Feldberg mountain* Gro?er Feldberg and Kleiner Feldberg mountains of the Taunus range*Feldberg, Baden-W?rttemberg village and commune*Feldberg, Mecklenburg populated place...
 in Black Forest
Black Forest

The Black Forest is a forest mountain range in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south....
, the highest peak is the Grosser Feldberg (878 m
Metre

The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes....
, which was also used for the Feldbergrennen hillclimbing
Hillclimbing

Hillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course.It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the first known hillclimb took place as long ago as 31 January 1897....
 contest and rallying
Rallying

Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars....
 stages). It is followed by the Kleiner Feldberg
Kleiner Feldberg

The Kleiner Feldberg is with an elevation of the second-highest mountain of the Taunus mountain range in Hesse, Germany. The Gro?er Feldberg is located in its immediate neighbourhood....
 and the Altkönig (798 m) with the remains of a late Iron Age
Iron Age

In archaeology, the Iron Age was the stage in the development of any people in which tools and weapons whose main ingredient was iron were prominent....
 hill fort
Hill fort

A hill fort is type of fortification refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze Age and Iron Ages....
 (La-Tène A, ca. 400 BC) near the summit.

The Roman
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 Limes was built across the Taunus. The Saalburg
Saalburg

The Saalburg is a Roman fort located on the Taunus ridge northwest of Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany. It is a Cohort Fort belonging to the Limes Germanicus, the Roman linear border fortification of the German provinces....
, a restored Roman castellum, now houses a museum. After the fall of the Limes (in 259
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 AD), the Alamanni
Alamanni

The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic languagess located around the upper Main river . One of the earliest references to them is the cognomen Alamannicus assumed by Caracalla, who ruled the Roman Empire from 211?17 and claimed thereby to be their defeater....
 settled here. For this reason there are some Alemannic cemeteries in the southern foothills of the Taunus (Eschborn
Eschborn

Eschborn is a suburb of Frankfurt in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse, Germany. As of 2004, it had a population of 20,580, but boasts fulltime employment of over 30,000 people....
). This area became Frankish after the Battle of Tolbiac
Battle of Tolbiac

The Battle of Tolbiac was fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alamanni, traditionally set in 496. The site of "Tolbiac", or "Tulpiacum" is usually given as Z?lpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 60km east of the present German-Belgium frontier, which is not implausible....
.

Image:Grosser-feldberg-taunus015.jpg|The Taunus with Großer Feldberg
Großer Feldberg

The Gro?er Feldberg is the highest mountain in the Taunus mountains. It is situated in the Hochtaunuskreis district in Hessen, Germany.The Feldberg/Taunus transmitter mast is set at the top of the mountain....
 Image:Taunus_von_Karben-i.jpg|The Taunus with Grosser Feldberg, view from Karben Image:Taunusblick002.jpg|View (from top of Frankfurt) of Altkoenig and Grosser Feldberg Image:Skyline-sued-ffm001.jpg|Frankfurt am Main, with the Taunus Mountains in the background


Highest mountains

  • Großer Feldberg
    Großer Feldberg

    The Gro?er Feldberg is the highest mountain in the Taunus mountains. It is situated in the Hochtaunuskreis district in Hessen, Germany.The Feldberg/Taunus transmitter mast is set at the top of the mountain....
     (878 m), Hochtaunuskreis
    Hochtaunuskreis

    The Hochtaunuskreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg....
     (district)
  • Kleiner Feldberg
    Kleiner Feldberg

    The Kleiner Feldberg is with an elevation of the second-highest mountain of the Taunus mountain range in Hesse, Germany. The Gro?er Feldberg is located in its immediate neighbourhood....
     (825 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Altkönig (798 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Weilsberg (701 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Glaskopf (685 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Pferdskopf (663 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Kolbenberg (684 m; Fernmeldeanlage), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Klingenkopf (683 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Sängelberg (665 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Pferdskopf (663 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Weißeberg (660 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Fauleberg (633 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Großer Eichwald (633 m), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Roßkopf (632 m; Fernmeldeanlage), Hochtaunuskreis
  • Kalte Herberge (619 m), Rheingau-Taunus district
  • Hohe Wurzel (618 m; Fernmeldeanlage), Rheingau-Taunus
  • Hohe Kanzel (592 m), Rheingau-Taunus
  • Erbacher Kopf (580 m), Rheingau-Taunus
  • Kuhbett (526 m), Hochtaunuskreis at (Weilrod
    Weilrod

    Weilrod is a Municipalities of Germany made up of several villages in the northwest Hochtaunuskreis lying in the Weil Valley in Hesse, Germany....
    -)Hasselbach
    Hasselbach

    Hasselbach is the name of:Places in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:* Hasselbach, Altenkirchen* Hasselbach, Rhein-Hunsr?ckPeople:* Carl Gustav Friedrich Hasselbach , German politician...
  • Steinkopf (518 m), Hochtaunuskreis


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