Hermannskogel

The Hermannskogel is a hill in Vienna. At 542 metres above sea level, it is the highest natural point in the city of Vienna. It lies on the border to Lower Austria. The Habsburgwarte, which stands atop the Hermannskogel marked until 1918 the kilometre zero in cartographic measurements used in Austria-Hungary. The Hermannskogel is a forested ridge in the Wienerwald. It is both the highest point in the Kahlengebirge and in the city of Vienna. The Hermannskogel is part of a north-eastern chain of foothills belonging to the eastern Alps. It is composed of flysch containing quartz, limestone, marl, and other conglomerates. The many cliff-like layers on the south-western approach to the Hermannskogel clearly show the hill’s geological...