Rimberg (Knüll)

Rimberg (Knüll)
The Rimberg in the Knüll Mountains (Knüll) is 1,942' above sea level. A massive mountain near in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northern Hesse Germany.

Location
The Rimberg lies in the southern foothills of the Knüllgebirge in the southwest part of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district between the towns of Alsfeld in the west-southwest and Bad Hersfeld in the east-northeast. Its summit rises around 9 km southwest of Kirchheim, about 4 km northwest of Breitenbach am Herzberg, 1.6 km north-northwest of Gehau, 3.4 km southeast of Görzhain and 1.8 km southwest of Machtlos.

The eastern extension of the Rimberg is the Große Bartküppel (518.5   m ) with the Kleiner Bartküppel (approx.  398   m ) to the southeast of it, its southern extension the Hopfenstein (505.1   m ) and its western extension the Frohnkreuzkopf (approx.  530   m ).

The Aula tributary Ibra rises north of the Rimberg, the Ibra tributary Machtloser Wasser rises to the northeast, the Jossa tributary Breitenbach flows south past the Rimberg in a west-east direction and the Grenff rises northwest of the mountain.

Parts of the Knüll bird sanctuary (VSG no. 5022-401; 269.5731  km²) extend to the southwestern, western and northwestern mountain slopes.

The Rimberg is part of the East Hessian Buntsandstein floe.

Transmitters
The Rimberg transmitter (approx.  570   m ) has been located on the northwest part of the Rimberg since 1957, broadcasting analogue radio ( UKW ), digital radio ( DAB+ ) and digital television ( DVB-T).

There is also a transmission mast on the Großer Bartküppel about 170 m east of the Motel-Rasthaus Rimberg, on the other side of the federal highway 5.

Transport and Tourism
The high altitudes of the Rimberg are crossed by the quite curvy Hattenbacher triangle - Alsfeld -Ost section of the federal highway 5, the gradients of which are particularly difficult for trucks. The Motel- Rasthaus Rimberg (484   m ), which was built around 500 m east of the mountain peak or directly west of the A 5, is accessible by car from both directions - coming directly from the north and from the south on a bridge leading over the motorway to reach.

The Rimberg is forested with beech and spruce trees. Its summit can be climbed during a walk, starting at the rest house, among other places. From the top you can enjoy the view - for example towards the north to Hoch Knüll.

Natural spatial assignment
The Rimberg belongs to the main natural unit group East Hessian Mountains (No. 35) in the main unit Fulda-Haune-Tafelland (355) to the Ottrauer Bergland natural area (355.0).