Anterior Taunus

Coordinates: 50°09′53″N 8°23′57″E / 50.164790°N 8.399152°E / 50.164790; 8.399152
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Anterior Taunus
Vordertaunus
Overview map of the Taunus
Highest point
PeakRossert
Elevation516 m above NN
Dimensions
Area218.90 km2 (84.52 sq mi)
Geography
StateHesse
Range coordinates50°09′53″N 8°23′57″E / 50.164790°N 8.399152°E / 50.164790; 8.399152
Parent rangeTaunus
Geology
OrogenyHill range
Type of rockPhyllite, greenschist and mica-gneisses

The Anterior Taunus (German: Vordertaunus or Vortaunus) is a natural region within the Hessian Central Upland range of the Taunus (major unit group 30) in Germany that lies south of the High Taunus (301). The region lies below the main ridge of the Taunus.

The Rossert hilltop Hainkopf on the right belongs to the Anterior Taunus, Atzelberg mountain on the left is part of the High Taunus

Literature[edit]

  • Reimer Herrmann: Vergleichende Hydrogeographie des Taunus und seiner südlichen und südöstlichen Randgebiete. Wilhelm Schmitz Verlag, Gießen, 1965, DNB-IDN 451978870.
  • Eugen Ernst: Naturpark Hochtaunus. (HB Naturmagazin draußen). Hamburg, 1983.
  • Ingrid Berg, Eugen Ernst, Hans-Joachim Galuschka, Gerta Walsh: Heimat Hochtaunus. Frankfurt am Main, 1988, ISBN 3-7829-0375-7.
  • Alexander Stahr, Birgit Bender: Der Taunus – Eine Zeitreise. Borntraeger-Verlag, Stuttgart, 2007, ISBN 978-3-510-65224-2.
  • Eugen Ernst: Der Taunus – Ein L(i)ebenswertes Mittelgebirge. Frankfurt, 2009, ISBN 978-3-7973-1146-7.

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