Schwarzbachtal (West Palatinate)
| Schwarzbachtal | ||
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 Schwarzbachtal near Waldfischbach-Burgalben |
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| location | Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany | |
| Waters | Schwarzbach | |
| Mountains | Palatinate Forest , Zweibrücker hill country | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 14 '56 " N , 7 ° 31' 52" E | |
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The Schwarzbachtal is the original word meaning the valley of the Schwarzbach in the West Palatinate ( Rhineland-Palatinate ), but in the narrower sense the name is only used for the tourist core region along the middle watercourse.
geography
The Schwarzbachtal in the tourist sense extends from above the Clausensee in the Palatinate Forest past the double communities Waldfischbach-Burgalben and Thaleischweiler-Fröschen and further between the southern edge of the Sickinger Höhe and the northern edge of the Zweibrücker Hügelland through to Dellfeld . At the beginning, in the Palatinate Forest, the valley is quite narrow until it opens into a wide floodplain at Waldfischbach-Burgalben for the rest of the section . The section described, on which the Schwarzbach only has a gradient of around 50 m, is around 25 km long.
Attractions
Hundsweihersägemühle - The former sawmill is located on the Hundsbächel slightly above its confluence with the Schwarzbach. There is a campsite there, and thereis a restaurant by the brookthat has become the Hundsweiher . Hiking trails lead through the Heltersberg Forest to the eponymous local community .
Heidelsburg - From the Sommerdelle car park, there are opportunities to climb to the ruins of the Heidelsburg , which dates back to Roman times and is about 60 m higher on the right above the valley. The mostly narrow gravel paths or forest paths lead up steeply and, depending on the time of year and the number of people used, can show growth.
Red sandstone cliffs - The parking spaces in the Schwarzbachtal can also be used as a starting point for hikes to the sometimes bizarrely shaped red sandstone cliffs in the forests north of the Schwarzbach. These include the Kasimirfels that after Pfalzgraf Johann Casimir is named, the soul rock to its name, local legends have grown, and the basket maker rock with its splendid fountain, where once Korbmacher their willow branches before braiding watered.
Clausensee - The 4.5 hectare large and up to 5 m deep Clausensee , whose water quality is considered to be above average, has an island in its center. It has a camping area and a (unguarded) beach. A sea festival is held annually on the last weekend in July.
Heraldic forge - The former heraldic forge, whose iron hammer was driven by the Schwarzbach, is located on a bridge over the brook. From here hiking trails lead to the pilgrimage site of Maria Rosenberg and to Clausen .
Deutsche Schuhstrasse - The middle part of the Schwarzbachtal lies on the Deutsche Schuhstrasse . This was established in 1977 because the surrounding region of Pirmasens was the center of the German shoe industry from the beginning of the 19th century . However, in the course of globalization, most shoe factories have now closed or have relocated their production abroad; At the beginning of the 21st century, Deutsche Schuhstrasse is therefore only little known.
Steinenschloss Castle - to the right above the confluence of the Schwarzbach and Rodalb rivers are the ruins of the medieval Steinenschloss Castle , which was built around 1100.
Schwarzbachtalbrücke - Between the hamlet of Biebermühle and Thaleischweiler-Fröschen, the Schwarzbachtal is spanned by the 700 m long Schwarzbachtalbrücke , the longest bridge structure on Autobahn 62 .
White storks - In the meadow meadows of Rieschweiler-Mühlbach in the lower Schwarzbachtal valley, white storks settled again in the second half of the 1990s . For several years, a webcam of the Pfalzstorch campaign was installed near a nest in the Höhmühlbach district .
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
Forestry , which once dominated the region alongside the shoe industry , is increasingly taking a back seat in favor of tourist use of the varied landscape, e.g. B. for hiking holidays. Canoe tours on the Schwarzbach are also possible from Waldfischbach-Burgalben .
traffic
The Schwarzbachtal is only accessible by side streets, which mostly lead directly along the stream, separated in villages by a row of houses. The only exception is the area between Waldfischbach-Burgalben and Biebermühle, where the B 270 (Pirmasens– Kaiserslautern ) runs 3 km above the left bank of the Schwarzbach . This and the Autobahn 62 ( Pirmasens - Landstuhl , junction 14 Thaleischweiler-Fröschen ) connect the valley in a south-north direction to the national traffic. At Pirmasens there are also connections to the west to the Saarland ( Autobahn 8 ) and to the east to the southern Palatinate ( B 10 ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Community of Heltersberg: Brunnenwanderweg ( Memento from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 5.57 MB).
- ^ Website of the Pfalzstorch campaign .