Balver Forest

Balver Forest
Balver Forest from the southeast ( Schomberg observation tower )
height	546.2  m above sea level NHN
location	Sauerland-Rothaargebirge Nature Park , Märkischer Kreis , Sauerland , North Rhine-Westphalia
Mountains	Iserlohner Höhe , Märkisches Oberland , Süderbergland
Dominance	13.7 km →  Denstenberg ( 560  m , Lennegebirge )
Notch height	187 m ↓  near Hexentanzplatz southeast of Neuenrades
Coordinates	51 ° 21 '18 "  N , 7 ° 49' 44"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '18 "  N , 7 ° 49' 44"  E

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The Balver forest is 546.2  m above sea level. NHN the highest elevation of the Iserlohner Höhe as well as of the entire Märkische Oberland in the Sauerland of the Brandenburg region . It is located in the northwest of the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge nature park on the city limits between Balve and Hemer .

The mountain is named after the forest area of ​​the same name north-west of Balves, in which it is only located in the south-eastern half.

Within the Iserlohner Höhe natural area , the mountain is located in the northeast of the central Ihmerthochfläche and not, as one might think, in the area of ​​its eastern slope, the Balver Wald and Küntrop Mountains .

Location and limits

The mountain Balver Wald is located west of the Hönne overflow, in the center of the Märkisches Kreis .

The core town of Iserlohn is a good 8 km west-northwest, the Hemers 5 km north-west. In the north, Hüingsen is 6 km away, in the south-east the core town of Balves is around 3.5 km and in the south-south-west the Neuenrades is a good 7 km. Hemer- Ihmert is 6 km to the southwest.

The surrounding forest area

The Balver Forest was used intensively for acorn fattening in earlier times , with the pig pound being organized collectively. Another important form of use was charcoal burning . The Balver Forest was the venue for serious disputes between the surrounding villages.

Important waymarks in the area are “Krause Buche”, “Handweiser” and “Kreuzeiche” - all on the old “Höhweg”.

Since the hurricane Kyrill , the Balver Forest has been largely destroyed, especially at high altitudes.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The watershed is only minimally below the 360 ​​m height line near the Hexentanzplatz
2. ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
3. ↑ Geographical survey of the country: The natural units on sheet 110 - Arnsberg (Martin Bürgener 1969) - Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg (→ maps )
4. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )