The Löbauer Berg (Upper Sorbian: Lubijska hora, pronounced [ˈlubʲijska ˈhɔʁa]) is an extinct volcano and, with a height of 447.9 m above sea level (NHN),[1] the Hausberg or local hill of the eponymous town of Löbau in the county of Görlitz in southeastern Saxony. It is covered in mixed mountain woodland consisting of common oak, hornbeam and small-leave lime.

Löbauer Berg / Upper Sorbian: Lubijska hora
Schafberg (left) and Löbauer Berg (right), seen from Bubenik. The town of Löbau is in the foreground.
Highest point
Elevation447.9 m above sea level (NHN) (1,469 ft)
Isolation0.6 km → Schafberg (Löbau)
ListingKing Frederick Augustus Tower (observation tower)
– Double summit with the Schafberg
Coordinates51°05′27″N 14°41′33″E / 51.09083°N 14.69250°E / 51.09083; 14.69250
Geography
Löbauer Berg / Upper Sorbian: Lubijska hora is located in Saxony
Löbauer Berg / Upper Sorbian: Lubijska hora
Löbauer Berg / Upper Sorbian: Lubijska hora
Parent rangeLusatian Highlands
Geology
Mountain typevolcanic pipe
Rock typeBasalt (Nephelin dolerite)

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