Lemberg

The Lemberg is a low mountain standing west of Affalterbach in the Neckarbecken. It rises only 363.9 metres above sea level and is surrounded by the valleys of the Neckar, Murr, Buchenbach, Zipfelbach and Rems. The hill is a witness mountain formed by relief inversion, its summit capped with Schilfsandstein. The slopes descend through Gipskeuper to thin Lettenkeuper layers and loess sediments of the surrounding plain.

The Lemberg once marked part of the border between Franks and Alemanni from the 6th to 8th centuries. Later it separated the parishes of Affalterbach and Poppenweiler until the Reformation. Today the mountain is known for its wooded northern flanks and vineyards on the southern side. Three woodland areas—Reuthau, Ameisenhau and Sauhau—form a semicircle around the hill.

Visitors find a landscape shaped by forest and wine. The summit plateau lies partly within Poppenweiler’s boundary and is covered by woodland. Below the trees on the south side lie the vineyards of the Großlage Schalkstein. At the eastern edge of the woods stands the Lemberghalle, the village’s community hall. Near the forest edge above the vines is the Berggaststätte Sieben Eichen. A geological exposure on the south-west slope is protected as a natural monument.