Großer Auersberg

Großer Auersberg
The Großer Auersberg from the southwest
Location in the county of Bad Kissingen
Highest point
Elevation808.6 m above sea level (NN) (2,653 ft)
Coordinates50°22′03″N 9°52′18″E / 50.367474°N 9.871731°E / 50.367474; 9.871731
Geography
Großer Auersberg is located in Bavaria
Großer Auersberg
Großer Auersberg
Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, Germany
(Military out-of-bounds area)
Parent rangeRhön

The Großer Auersberg is a mountain, 818 metres about sea level,[1] in the Bavarian part of the Rhön mountains. It is located in an unparished area, 4.68 km² in area, in the county of Bad Kissingen, three kilometres southwest of the village centre of Wildflecken. The Großer Auersberg is covered by dense deciduous forest and lies within the Wildflecken Training Area,[2] established in 1938. Most of the terrain is a military out-of-bounds area, which civilians may not enter.[1] To the west-southwest rises the slightly higher Kleiner Auersberg.[2] Neither should be confused with the Auersberg near Hilders in the Hessian part of the Rhön. For over 100 years, barite was mined at the Marie mine on the mountain.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Großer Auersberg - Wildflecken - Oberbach - Rhön". RHÖN | URLAUB - überraschend - einzigartig – anders (in German). Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Großer Auersberg bei Wildflecken in der Rhön". www.rhoentourist.de. Retrieved 2025-11-06.