Ahrensfeld mountains
| Ahrensfeld mountains | ||
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 View from the northwest |
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| height | 114.5 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Berlin ( Germany ) | |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 33 '23 " N , 13 ° 34' 55" E | |
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The are the highest elevations in the north-eastern Berlin district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf . They are named after the place Ahrensfelde im Barnim , which is located north of the mountains. The Ahrensfeld mountains are 114.5 and 101 m above sea level. NHN high. Further elevations in Marzahn-Hellersdorf are the Kienberg with 102 meters and the Biesdorfer Höhe with 82 meters.
location
The Ahrensfeld Mountains lie on the border between Berlin and the Brandenburg district of Barnim am Wuhletal . The Wuhletal stretches in Berlin from the northeast border with Brandenburg via Hellersdorf to the Treptow-Köpenick district in a north-south direction. On both sides of the Wuhle is the base moraine plate of the Barnim, a flat undulating region formed in the Vistula Ice Age.
Emergence
The Ahrensfeld Mountains emerged as Oser in the last Ice Age ; these are narrow, dam-like, piled walls made of loose material. The height of this Oser was 66.9 meters (western summit).
From 1981 to 1991 the Ahrensfeld Mountains were used as a rubble dump. The rubble from the construction of the new development areas Marzahn, Hellersdorf and Hohenschönhausen was piled up and compacted in layers together with the excavated earth. As a result of these embankments, the western hill grew to around 112 meters. During the political turning point and in the immediate aftermath, parts of the Red Army troops stationed in the GDR as well as residents of the neighboring new development areas used the rubble dump for garbage disposal. This resulted in soil pollution from heavy metals . After the rubble landfill was closed in 1991, it began to be transformed into a landscape park.
In 2008, the then 112 meter high west summit was raised by about 3.5 meters and a viewing platform was created. This would have made the Ahrensfeld Mountains higher than the also artificial Teufelsberg and the summit of the Müggelberge . However, precise measurements showed that the Ahrensfeld Mountains are the fourth highest elevation in Berlin at 114.5 m .
Surroundings
The Wuhletal is a well-developed green corridor that is used as a landscape park for recreation. The Ahrensfeld mountains have become vantage points that offer a view of both the city center and Brandenburg. They form a strong contrast to the high-rise estates to the west . The Wuhletal hiking trail connects the Ahrensfeld Mountains with other parts of the Wuhletal. In Brandenburg, the regional park " Barnimer Feldmark " follows .
Transport links
The Ahrensfeld Mountains are easy to reach from other parts of Berlin, Landsberger Allee borders the local recreation area in the south, and the Ahrensfeld Mountains can also be easily reached from various directions by public transport.
See also
literature
- Birgitt Eltzel: The mountain is calling: The Wuhle has little water . In: Berliner Zeitung , August 31, 2004.
Web links
- mahe.berlin - pictures , videos and information about the Ahrensfeld mountains
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Birgitt Eltzel: One meter is missing to the summit - measurement showed that the Ahrensfeld mountains still do not tower above the Great Müggelberg , accessed on January 24, 2017, on berliner-zeitung.de