Teufelsberg, Mountain summit in Palatinate Forest, Germany
Teufelsberg is a 598-metre hill massif in the southern Palatinate Forest, on the territory of Burrweiler. Its summit is a rock block bearing a stone weather cross on a tall, rough stone pedestal. A subpeak, the Lambertskopf, lies just under 1 km to the north-northwest. The massif is not accessible by motor vehicle; marked hiking trails lead up.
A wooden cross already stood on the rocky summit in the 16th century. It was replaced by the stone weather cross carved by the local sculptor Johannes Minges, which the Bishop of Speyer, Konrad von Busch, consecrated on 25 July 1909; the people of the area therefore call it the Bischofskreuz. The same name is borne by a vineyard in nearby Walsheim.
St. Anne's Chapel sits partway up the eastern slope and has long been a pilgrimage destination for worshippers from nearby communities. It shapes the spiritual life of the region and draws visitors, especially during summer months, who incorporate the climb into their devotional journey.
The Teufelsberg has no road access; it can only be reached on marked hiking trails, so plan a walking ascent from Burrweiler or the surrounding Haardt. The summit is a rock block, and the St. Anne's Chapel stands at 428 m on a spur of the eastern slope between the summit and the village.
The cross on the summit is known locally as the Bischofskreuz, or Bishop's Cross, because Konrad von Busch, Bishop of Speyer, consecrated it on 25 July 1909. A wooden cross had stood on the same rock since the 16th century. The name was later given to a vineyard in nearby Walsheim.
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