Hinterwaldkopf, Mountain summit in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Hinterwaldkopf is a 1,199.2 m high mountain in the Southern Black Forest, bounded by the Höllental valley to the north and the Zastlertal to the south. Its open summit area looks across the Dreisam valley toward the Kandel. A trail of the Black Forest Club leads over the mountain to the Hinterwaldkopfhütte, an alpine guesthouse of the Weilersbach grazing cooperative.
On 22 July 1922 a memorial to gymnasts killed in the First World War, built by members of the Freiburger Turnerschaft von 1844, was dedicated on the summit. A 10-tonne granite block, 4 metres long and 1.50 metres high, was excavated 50 metres below the summit and set inside a low ring wall of natural stone; a plaque lists 82 names. It was designed by architect Curt Balke and sculptor Stadelmann. In 1954 a stone monument, again to Balke's plans, was added beside it, with a metal plate naming gymnasts killed in the Second World War and victims of the bombing war.
The summit holds a memorial dedicated on 22 July 1922 to gymnasts of the Freiburger Turnerschaft von 1844 who fell in the First World War: a granite block 4 m long, 1.5 m high and weighing 10 tonnes, dug out 50 m below the summit, set inside a low ring wall of natural stone. A plaque lists 82 names. In 1954 a stone monument by the same architect, Curt Balke, was added beside it, with a metal plate naming gymnasts killed in the Second World War and victims of the bombing raids.
Walking routes start from various trailheads and offer different difficulty levels, allowing visitors to choose paths suited to their fitness. Good hiking boots and weather-appropriate clothing are important, and the huts along the way provide rest and meal stops.
The summit holds a memorial unveiled on 22 July 1922 by members of the Freiburger Turnerschaft von 1844 for gymnasts killed in World War I. A 4-metre-long, 1.5-metre-high granite block weighing 10 tonnes, dug out 50 metres below the summit, stands inside a low dry-stone ring wall; a plaque lists 82 names. A stone monument added in 1954, also designed by Curt Balke, bears a metal plate with names of gymnasts killed in World War II and victims of the bombing war.
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