Burgberg (Erlangen)

Burgberg (Erlangen)

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[[File:ER-Burgberg-water-tower.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A former water tower located on the Burgberg]]
[[File:ER-Burgberg-water-tower.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A former water tower located on the Burgberg]]
The '''Burgberg''' ({{IPA|de|ˈbʊʁkbɛʁk}}), also sometimes referred to as '''Strawberry Hill''',{{cite book |last=Fouse |first=Gary C. |title=Erlangen: An American's History of a German Town |year=2005 |publisher=University Press of America |location=Lanham, MD. |isbn=978-0-7618-3024-5 |oclc=180934749 |lccn=2004111813 |pages=42}} is a 332-meter-high sandstone hill in the city of [[Erlangen]], in [[Bavaria]], Germany. It was quarried in the 15th century and its southern slope has been used to house beer cellars since 1675. The cellar storage made Erlangen a pioneer concerning beer exports. The "[[Bergkirchweih|Erlangen Bergkirchweih]]" has taken place in and around the cellars every [[Whitsun]] since 1775.{{Cite web|url=http://www.erlangen-marketing.com/tourism/sightseeing/Burgberg_Hill.html|title="Burgberg" Hill|website=www.erlangen-marketing.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-30}}
The '''Burgberg''' ({{IPA|de|ˈbʊʁkbɛʁk}}), also sometimes referred to as '''Strawberry Hill''',{{cite book |last=Fouse |first=Gary C. |title=Erlangen: An American's History of a German Town |year=2005 |publisher=University Press of America |location=Lanham, MD. |isbn=978-0-7618-3024-5 |oclc=180934749 |lccn=2004111813 |pages=42}} is a 332-meter-high sandstone hill in [[Erlangen]], [[Germany]]. It was quarried in the 15th century and its southern slope has been used to house beer cellars since 1675. The cellar storage made Erlangen a pioneer concerning beer exports. The "[[Bergkirchweih|Erlangen Bergkirchweih]]" has taken place in and around the cellars every [[Whitsun]] since 1775.{{Cite web|url=http://www.erlangen-marketing.com/tourism/sightseeing/Burgberg_Hill.html|title="Burgberg" Hill|website=www.erlangen-marketing.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-30}}


==Geology==
==Geology==