Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Eschenburg
View of Eibelshausen
Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Eschenburg
View of Eibelshausen
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 122 out of 130 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland
Location: Eschenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany
The Hauberg is a typical form of cooperative forest management for the Siegerland as well as neighboring parts of the Lahn-Dill-Bergland and the Westerwald. It served the extraction of Gerberlohe and charcoal for the regionally significant iron ore processing as well as for the procurement of firewood. In addition to the forestry use but also took place an agricultural use, such as the Schwendbau typical cultivation of rye and buckwheat in the year after the harvest, and the subsequent community grazing (commons).
March 24, 2018
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