| Kutschenberg | |
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 The Kutschenberg (centre) in theKmehlener Berge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 201 m above sea level (NHN) (659 ft)[1] |
| Listing | highest hill inBrandenburg |
| Coordinates | 51°21′55″N13°43′38″E / 51.36528°N 13.72722°E /51.36528; 13.72722 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | nearGroßkmehlen;Oberspreewald-Lausitz,Brandenburg,Germany |
| Parent range | Kmehlener Berge |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | 210,000 to 165,000 years ago |
| Mountain type | ice ageterminal moraine |
| Rock type | till of the Drenthe Stage of theSaale glaciation |
TheKutschenberg is the highest hill inBrandenburg,Germany. It is part of the low hill range of theKmehlener Berge and rises nearGroßkmehlen in the county ofOberspreewald-Lausitz. It is201 m above sea level (NHN)[1] and located only a few metres from the state border withSaxony.
The Kutschenberg is 2.5 km west-southwest ofOrtrand and 1.5 kilometres south of Großkmehlen not far from theA 13 motorway to the west and within a small area of woodland in the Kmehlener Berge.
New surveys in 2000 discovered that the summit of the Kutschenberg was 201.0 m high[2] and thus the highest hill in the state of Brandenburg. As a result, in 2011 a small granitestele was erected on its densely wooded summit that rises only slightly above its surroundings. The stele is inscribed with the words"KUTSCHENBERG 201 m ü. NHN".[1] Near the summit at 199.7 m[3] is atrig point.
About 11 km to the west nearGröden is theHeidehöhe which, at 201.4 m, is slightly higher than the Kutschenberg, but is not the highest hill in Brandenburg, but its highest point, because the summit above it, theHeideberg, lies in Saxony. There is commonly held notion that theHagelberg (200.24 m) on theFläming Heath is the highest hill in Brandenburg, but the Kutschenberg is just a little higher.
On the northeast hillside of the Kutschenberg about 400 metres from the summit is the nationally known offroad racetrack ofAm Kutschenberg, where car and motorcycle races are regularly held.[4]
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