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{{short description|German for a prominent mountain near a populated place}}
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[[File:Salzburg grosse Panorama original.jpg|thumb|Salzburg, a city on the edge of the Alps. Two (of several) ''Stadtberge'' may be seen in the middle of the Old City (the [[Festungsberg]] and [[Kapuzinerberg]]). Behind: one of the two ''Hausberge'', the [[Gaisberg (Salzburg)|Gaisberg]]]]
[[File:Hollywood sign 02.JPG|thumb|[[Mount Lee (California)|Mount Lee]], Hollywood, one of the best known ''Hausberge'' in the world thanks to its [[Hollywood Sign]]]]
[[File:Pão de Açucar - Sugarloaf Mountain - Zuckerhut - 2022.jpg|thumb|[[Sugarloaf Mountain]], Pão De Açúcar, Rio, an iconic ''Stadtberg'']]
'''''Hausberg''''' (lit.: "house mountain", plural: ''Hausberge'') is German for a prominent mountain or hill in the immediate vicinity of a village, town or city, usually located on its municipal territory, but outside the built up area. It means something like the "local mountain" or "local hill" closely associated with a settlement by its population. A hill within a town or city itself is usually referred to in German as a '''''Stadtberg'''''.
A ''Hausberg'' forms a backdrop to its home settlement and also offers a prominent viewing point looking over the settlement. As a result, many have [[Aerial lift|cable cars]] or [[gondola lift]]s to transport visitors to the top. "Hausberg" is also a proper name of numerous mountains and hills in German-speaking countries.
A ''Hausberg'' does not have to lie within a town's municipal boundaries: The [[Pfänder]], the ''Hausberg'' of the town of [[Bregenz]] in [[Austria]], is in the municipality of [[Lochau]] and the highest summit of the [[Pilatus (mountain)|Pilatus]], the ''Hausberg'' of [[Lucerne]], is just outside the [[Canton of Lucerne]]. There is a national border between [[Geneva]] and its ''Hausberg'', the [[Salève]] in [[France]].
== Examples ==
The following list contains a selection of well-known ''Hausberge'' (with heights):
==Albania==
* [[Tirana]], the [[Dajti]] (1,613 m)
== Austria ==
* [[Bregenz]], the [[Pfänder]] (1,064 m)
* [[Graz]], the [[Schöckl]] (1,445 m)
* [[Innsbruck]], the [[Patscherkofel]] (2,246 m) and the [[Kleiner Solstein]] (2,637 m)
* [[Klagenfurt]] the [[Kreuzbergl]] (517 m)
* [[Salzburg]], the [[Untersberg]] (1,973 m) and the [[Gaisberg (Salzburg)|Gaisberg]] (1,288 m)
* [[Vienna]], the [[Kahlenberg]] (484 m; 300 m above the city) is the most important ''Stadtberg'' in Vienna (east flank of the [[Vienna Woods]]); the mountains of the [[Rax-Schneeberg Group]] are also viewed as the [[Vienna Hausberge]].
== Croatia ==
* [[Zagreb]], the [[Medvednica|Medvednica (Sljeme)]] (1,035 m)
== France ==
* [[Grenoble]], the [[Bastille (Grenoble)|Bastille]] (476 m)
== Germany ==
* [[Aachen]]: the [[Lousberg]] (262.4 m)
* [[Bad Lauterberg im Harz|Bad Lauterberg]], the [[Hausberg (Bad Lauterberg)|Hausberg]] (ca. 420 m)
* [[Baden-Baden]], the [[Merkur (mountain)|Merkur]] (668,3 m)
* [[Coesfeld]], the [[Coesfelder Berg]] (ca. 140 m)
* [[Frankfurt am Main]], the [[Lohrberg (Frankfurt am Main)|Lohrberg]] (212.4 m) and the [[Großer Feldberg]] (ca. 879 m)
* [[Freiburg im Breisgau]], the [[Schlossberg (Freiburg im Breisgau)|Schlossberg]] (455.9 m) and the [[Schauinsland]] (1,284.4 m)
* [[Görlitz]], the Landeskrone (419.4 m)
* [[Heidelberg]], the [[Königstuhl (Odenwald)|Königstuhl]] (567.8 m) and the [[Heiligenberg (Heidelberg)|Heiligenberg]] (439.9 m)
* [[Jena]], the [[Hausberg (Jena)|Hausberg]] (391.7 m) and the [[Jenzig]] (385.3 m)
* [[Karlsruhe]], the [[Turmberg (Karlsruhe)|Turmberg]] (256.0 m)
* [[Kassel]], the ''Karlsberg'' (526.2 m) with the [[Hercules monument (Kassel)|Hercules monument]] (515 m) and the [[Hohes Gras|Hohe Gras]] (614,8 m) with its eponymous viewing tower
* [[Reutlingen]], the [[Achalm]] (707.1 m)
* [[Singen (Hohentwiel)|Singen]], the [[Hohentwiel]] (689.9 m)
* [[Tübingen]], the [[Österberg]] (437.9 m)
* [[Tuttlingen]], the [[Honberg]] (ca. 739 m) and the [[Witthoh]] (862.0 m)
* [[Weimar]], the Großer [[Ettersberg]] (481.6 m)
* [[Wiesbaden]], the [[Neroberg]] (245.0 m)
== Italy ==
* [[Pompeii]], [[Vesuvius]] (1,281 m)
* [[Catania]], [[Mount Etna]] (3,323 m)
* [[Bolzano]], [[Ritten]] (1,154 m)
== Spain ==
*  [[Barcelona]], the [[Tibidabo]] (512 m)
== Switzerland ==
* [[Ascona]], [[Monte Verità]] (321 m)
* [[Basel]], [[St. Chrischona]] (522 m; 250 m above the city)
* [[Bern]], the [[Gurten (mountain)|Gurten]] (858 m; 300 m above the city)
* [[Chur]], the [[Calanda (mountain)|Haldensteiner Calanda]] (2,806 m)
* [[Geneva]], Mont [[Salève]] (1,375 m)
* [[Grindelwald]], the [[Eiger]] (3,967 m)
* [[Locarno]], the [[Cimetta]] (1,672 m)
* [[Lugano]], [[Monte Brè]] (925 m; 650 m above the town) and [[Monte San Salvatore]] (912 m)
* [[Lucerne]], the [[Pilatus (mountain)|Pilatus]] (2,132 m)
* [[Neuchâtel]], the [[Chaumont (mountain)|Chaumont]] (1,180 m)
* [[Solothurn]], the [[Weissenstein (Jura)|Weissenstein]] (1,395 m)
* [[St. Gallen]], the [[Säntis]] (2,502 m)
* [[Thun]], the [[Stockhorn]] (2,190 m)
* [[Zermatt]], the [[Matterhorn]] (4,478 m)
* [[Zürich]], the [[Uetliberg]] (873 m)
== Outside Europe ==
=== Brazil ===
* [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Sugarloaf Mountain]] (395 m) and the [[Corcovado (Brazil)|Corcovado]] (710 m)
=== South Africa ===
[[File:Cape Town view from Cape Sun.jpg|thumb|Cape Town's central business district is located at the foot of Table Mountain.]]
* [[Cape Town]], [[Table Mountain (South Africa)|Table Mountain]] (1,087 m)
=== Japan ===
* [[Sendai]], [[jp:泉ヶ岳|Izumigatake]] (1,172m)
=== Kyrgyzstan ===
* [[Osh]], [[Sulayman Mountain]] (1,110m)
=== Malaysia ===
[[File:Penang_Malaysia_-_Georgetown_from_Ferry-1and_(4457605641).jpg|thumb|Penang Hill towering over George Town]]
* [[George Town, Penang|George Town]], [[Penang Hill]] (833 m)
* [[Kluang]], [[Mount Lambak]] (510 m)
=== Venezuela ===
* [[Caracas]], [[El_Ávila_National_Park|El Ávila]] with [[Pico Naiguatá]] (2,765m)
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