Schuttberg

Schuttberg (English: debris hill) is a German term for a mound made of rubble or out of a rubbish heap.

Olympiaberg in Olympiapark, Munich

View from top of Birkenkopf in Stuttgart

The Grüner Heiner in Stuttgart-Weilimdorf

The Teufelsberg in Berlin

The Humboldthöhe in Berlin

The Volkspark Prenzlauer Berg (Oderbruchkippe) in Berlin

Many were amassed following the extensive damage from strategic bombing during World War II. These types are more specifically termed Trümmerberg (rubble mountain) and are known colloquially by various namesakes such as Mont Klamott (Mount Rag), Monte Scherbelino (Mount Shard), and Scherbelberg (Shard Mountain). Most major cities in Germany have at least one Schuttberg.

Known Schuttberge

Schuttberge in major German cities

City	Trümmerberg	Elevation (above sea level)	Height (relative)	Volume
Berlin	Teufelsberg	114.7 meters (376 ft)	55 meters (180 ft)	12 million m3 (420 million cu ft)
Berlin	Oderbruchkippe (Volkspark Prenzlauer Berg)	91 meters (299 ft)		3 million m3 (110 million cu ft)
Berlin	Dörferblick	86 meters (282 ft)
Berlin	Humboldthöhe	85 meters (279 ft)
Berlin	Großer and Kleiner Bunkerberg (Volkspark Friedrichshain)	78 meters (256 ft)	40 meters (130 ft)	2.5 million m3 (88 million cu ft)
Berlin	Insulaner	75 meters (246 ft)
Berlin	Tempelhofer Marienhöhe	73 meters (240 ft)		0.19 million m3 (6.7 million cu ft)
Berlin	Rixdorfer Höhe	68 meters (223 ft)
Cologne	Herkulesberg	72.2 meters (237 ft)	approx. 25 meters (82 ft)
Dresden	Trümmerberg in Ostragehege
Frankfurt am Main	Monte Scherbelino	172.5 meters (566 ft)	approx. 47 meters (154 ft)	10 to 12 million m3 (350 to 420 million cu ft)
Hannover	Monte Müllo	122 meters (400 ft)	approx. 65 meters (213 ft)
Leipzig	Fockeberg	153 meters (502 ft)	approx. 40 meters (130 ft)
Mönchengladbach	Rheydter Höhe	133 meters (436 ft)	64 meters (210 ft)
Munich	Olympiaberg	567 meters (1,860 ft)	50 meters (160 ft)
Munich	Luitpoldhügel	540 meters (1,770 ft)	37 meters (121 ft)
Munich	Neuhofener Berg			2.5 million m3 (88 million cu ft)[1]
Nuremberg	Silberbuck	356 meters (1,168 ft)	38 meters (125 ft)	5.53 million m3 (195 million cu ft) (approx. 0.66 million m3 (23 million cu ft) below the water level of Silbersee)[2]
Pforzheim	Wallberg	418 meters (1,371 ft)	40 meters (130 ft)	1.65 million m3 (58 million cu ft)
Stuttgart	Birkenkopf	511 meters (1,677 ft)	40 meters (130 ft)	1.5 million m3 (53 million cu ft)
Stuttgart	Grüner Heiner	395 meters (1,296 ft)	70 meters (230 ft)

Berlin

The amount of debris in Berlin is about 15 percent of the total rubble in the whole of Germany.^[3]

Frankfurt am Main

To remove and recycle the rubble the city authorities in the autumn of 1945 created the non-profit Trümmerverwertungsgesellschaft which was tasked with removing the rubble and recycling it. Initially the removed rubble was piled up on a rubble mountain called Monte Scherbelino, before the material was recycled and processed to such an extent that by 1964 the pile of rubble had completely disappeared.

Nuremberg

Silberbuck is in the Dutzendteich recreation area and former Reichsparteitagsgelände. The Silbersee is at the base of the disposal. The lake is contaminated with various toxic substances. Although swimming in the water is prohibited, about 50 people have lost their lives in the water since the end of World War II.^{[citation needed]}