Auersberger Kuppenrhön

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Auersberger Kuppenrhön
Highest peak Auersberg ( 757  m above sea  level )
location Thuringia , Hesse
part of Kuppenrhön , Rhön
Classification according to Federal Institute for Regional Studies
Auersberger Kuppenrhön (Thuringia)
Auersberger Kuppenrhön
Coordinates 50 ° 41 ′  N , 10 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′  N , 10 ° 3 ′  E
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Geological map of the Auersberger Kuppenrhön
(map error: the B 84 passes the Ulsterberg between Geisa and Vacha to the southeast!)

As ( natural space ) Auersberger Kuppenrhön the average in east-west direction of the (north) is Kuppenrhön referred to the west through the medium Ulstertal the Ulster of the Soisberger Kuppenrhön and east through the medium Feldatal the Felda from the front Rhön is separated . It is the direct northern roof of the Langen Rhön and lies in the west of Thuringia ( Wartburgkreis , in the southeast district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen ) and its southwest in East Hesse ( district of Fulda ).

Its highest elevation, the 757 m high Auersberg - not to be confused with the large and small Auersberg on the Dammersfeld ridge in the Hohe Rhön - marks the interface to the Langen Rhön in the extreme south (west) and is also separated from the rest of the natural area by the valley of the Weid separated, which is why this mountain is actually only partially suitable as the name giver for the landscape.

Limits

The southernmost places in the natural area are, immediately north of the interface with the Langen Rhön, Hilders (Ulstertal), Simmershausen , Oberweid , Kaltenwestheim and Kaltensundheim (Feldatal).

The Feldatal is only as far as Urnshausen - Hartschektiven eastern border, further north the area tapers and the border curves around the Baier to follow the Black Ox and finally the Oechse , so that Dietrich and Oechsen protrude isolated into the Stadtlengsfelder hill country just before the Werra .

The Auersberger Kuppenrhön is 26 km long in north-south direction and only 7 to a maximum of 13 km wide. Although only less than 20% of the natural area is in Hesse, its two highest elevations are below that.

Geology and landscape

The landscape of the Auersberger Kuppenrhön is roughly divided into 3 parts.

The pasture separates the Auersberg from the rest of the landscape in the southwest, further east its right tributary Fischbach and the Lotte, which drains to the Felda , separate the outermost northern spur of the Langen Rhön, crossed by the state road Unterweid - Kaltenwestheim , from the central peaks of the landscape.

In the center of the Auersberger Kuppenrhön the complete sequence of layers of the Triassic is pending and is covered by the basalt cones like islands. The most striking mountains are the dome, 726  m high Dadenberg in the southwest, the 721  m high Sachsenburg in the northeast and the 693.6  m high Roßberg in the west. Various ridges branch off especially from the Sachsenburg, reaching heights of almost 700  m in many places . North of the Dadenberg, the landscape is crossed by the Tann - Zella state road.

To the north, the Sachsenburg and its western foothills are flanked by the Geisa - Dermbach state road , which separates the extreme north of the Auersberger Kuppenrhön. In its otherwise flat, undulating landscape, the striking individual peaks of Baier (714 m), Dietrich (669 m), Öchsen (627 m), Arzberg ( 573  m ) and Ulsterberg ( 487  m ) stand out all the more prominently.

mountains

The Baier
  • Auersberg ( 757  m , western extreme south)
  • Dadenberg ( 726  m , southwest of the central part)
    • Horbel ( 665  m , northeast foothills)
    • Pinzler ( 661  m , eastern foothills)
      • Windberg ( 608  m , northeast foothills)
        • Höhn ( 511  m , north-north-west of Windsberg, north of Klings ) - steep hilltop on the banks of the Ulster
  • Sachsenburg ( 721  m , east north of the central part west of Dermbach )
    • Mannsberg ( 699  m , southwest foothills)
    • Hoher Stern ( 698  m , western foothills)
    • Steinkopf ( 694  m , south-south-east branch)
      • Glassesberg ( 670  m , southeast)
      • Waltersberg ( 674  m , extreme southern branch)
    • Arnsberg ( 661  m , extreme southern branch)
  • Baier ( 714  m , extreme northeast)
    • Schorn ( 559  m , southwest foothills)
    • Emberg ( 542  m , south-southwest foothills)
  • Roßberg ( 693.6  m , north-west of the central part)
  • Dietrich ( 667  m , extreme north)
  • Staufelsberg - north summit ( 649  m ; south part east of the Auersberg)
    • Staufelsberg ( 645  m , just south)
  • Oechsen ( 627  m , northernmost mountain in the natural area, immediately north of Dietrich) - popular panoramic mountain
  • Hemschenberg ( 614  m , extreme southeast)
  • Arzberg ( 573  m ), south of the northern part - despite the low altitude, a very independent knoll
  • Schleidsberg ( 503  m , extreme northwest of the central part near Geisa)
  • Ulsterberg ( 487  m }, extreme northwest of the northern part), - despite the low altitude, a very independent crest, which is almost 360 ° surrounded by flowing waters (Mosa, Ulster, Werra, Oechse, Sünna)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ E. Meynen and J. Schmithüsen : Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany  - Federal Institute for Regional Studies; 4th / 5th Delivery Remagen 1957, 6th delivery Remagen 1959, updated map 1: 1,000,000 with main units 1960
  2. ↑ Various authors: Geographical Land Survey: The natural spatial units in single sheets (per map 1: 200,000 and paperback) - Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1959–1987:
    • Sheet 126: Fulda (W. Röll 1969 - not yet included!)
    • Sheet 140: Schweinfurt (Brigitte Schwenzer 1968)
    Map and description in the Hessen Environmental Atlas (open in a new window! )