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The Taunus is a mountain range in Hesse, Germany that composes part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. It is bounded by the river valleys of Rhine, Main and Lahn. On the opposite side of the Rhine, the mountains are continued by the Hunsrück. The mountains themselves span the districts of Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg, and Rhein-Lahn.
Not to be confused with the more famous and higher Feldberg in Black Forest, the highest peak is the Grosser Feldberg (878 m, which was also used for the Feldbergrennen hillclimbing contest and rallying stages). It is followed by the Kleiner Feldberg and the Altkönig (798 m) with the remains of a late Iron Age hill fort (La-Tène A, ca. 400 BC) near the summit.
The Roman Limes was built across the Taunus. The Saalburg, a restored Roman castellum, now houses a museum. After the fall of the Limes (in 259/260 AD), the Alamanni settled here. For this reason there are some Alemannic cemeteries in the southern foothills of the Taunus (Eschborn). This area became Frankish after the Battle of Tolbiac.

Highest Mountains

Großer Feldberg (878 m), Hochtaunuskreis (district)
Kleiner Feldberg (825 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Altkönig (798 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Weilsberg (701 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Glaskopf (685 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Pferdskopf (663 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Kolbenberg (684 m; Fernmeldeanlage), Hochtaunuskreis
Klingenkopf (683 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Sängelberg (665 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Pferdskopf (663 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Weißeberg (660 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Fauleberg (633 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Großer Eichwald (633 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Roßkopf (632 m; Fernmeldeanlage), Hochtaunuskreis
Kalte Herberge (619 m), Rheingau-Taunus district
Hohe Wurzel (618 m; Fernmeldeanlage), Rheingau-Taunus
Hohe Kanzel (592 m), Rheingau-Taunus
Erbacher Kopf (580 m), Rheingau-Taunus
Kuhbett (526 m), Hochtaunuskreis at (Weilrod-)Hasselbach
Steinkopf (518 m), Hochtaunuskreis Image:Grosser-feldberg-taunus015.jpg|The Taunus with Großer Feldberg Image:Taunus_von_Karben-i.jpg|The Taunus with Grosser Feldberg, view from Karben Image:Taunusblick002.jpg|View (from top of Frankfurt) of Altkoenig and Grosser Feldberg Image:Skyline-sued-ffm001.jpg|Frankfurt am Main, with the Taunus Mountains in the background

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