Birkenkopf

"The highest hill in Stuttgart is partly man-made. Birkenkopf is a literal mountain of rubble cleared from the ruins of the city following Allied bombing in the Second World War. That masonry added an extra 40 metres to a hill that now crests at 511 metres above sea level and has a prominence of around 300 metres over the Neckar River. A walk to the top is an opportunity to reflect on the war, and a large piece of rubble beside at the summit has a plaque stating that the hill is a memorial to the dead and a warning to the living. At the top you can see as far as the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura."