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Gießen District

Amöneburg East Wall — Basalt Columns

Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Amöneburg East Wall — Basalt Columns

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Amöneburg East Wall — Basalt Columns

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Amöneburg

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Location: Amöneburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Ruins of Amöneburg Castle – Magdalene Chapel Amöneburg loop from Amöneburg

7.42km

02:11

170m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Swedish Tower, Amöneburg – Town hall Amoeneburg loop from Amöneburg

4.21km

01:19

110m

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3. Amöneburg Castle Ruins – Brücker Mühle loop from Amöneburg

8.94km

02:30

160m

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Michel ✔

April 21, 2022

Amöneburg Castle stands in the middle of the remains of a former volcanic crater. 365 high, the Basanitkuppe rises in the village of the same name, visible from afar over the valley of the river Ohm. Below the church, on the Amöneburg east wall, the flat, densely packed cooling columns of basanite with their angular structure can be clearly seen in the volcanic rock.

The pillars in the east wall of Amöneburg are in what is known as a pile position, i.e. they are arranged in a fan shape. This indicates that there was once a large crater filled with lava, which then cooled in columns perpendicular to the cooling surface. The hard material of the volcanic complex was once surrounded by softer rock that has been eroded over millions of years. This is how the interior of the crater rises up today.
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Nico

June 15, 2024

A visual treat on the tour that shows you what is hidden here, a few centimeters below the thin usable soil layer

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Micki

March 14, 2024

I always find this basalt stone wall very interesting!

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Elevation 300 m

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Location: Amöneburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Amöneburg East Wall — Basalt Columns

1. Ruins of Amöneburg Castle – Magdalene Chapel Amöneburg loop from Amöneburg

2. Swedish Tower, Amöneburg – Town hall Amoeneburg loop from Amöneburg

3. Amöneburg Castle Ruins – Brücker Mühle loop from Amöneburg

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