Binger forest
| Binger forest | ||
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| Highest peak | Kandrich ( 638.6 m above sea level ) | |
| location | Mainz-Bingen district , the district of Bad Kreuznach , Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis , Rheinland-Pfalz ( Germany ) | |
| part of | Hunsrück | |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 0 ' N , 7 ° 47' E | |
 View from Hochsteinchen in the Soonwald eastwards to the Binger Wald |
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The Binger forest is up to 638.6 m above sea level. NHN high part of the low mountain range Hunsrück in Mainz-Bingen , the district of Bad Kreuznach and Rhein-Hunsrück in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .
geography
location
The landscape of the Binger Forest lies at the interface between the Mainz-Bingen district (north to southeast), Bad Kreuznach district (south) and the Rhine-Hunsrück district (west). It is located between the northeast end of the Hunsrück main ridge (northwest), the Rhine Valley (north and northeast), behind which the Taunus rises, the Rhine knee near Bingen (east) and the Soonwald (southwest).
Mountains and altitude
The highest mountain in the Binger Forest is the Kandrich ( 638.6 m ), and its lowest point is in the Rhine valley near Niederheimbach (approx. 80 m ). Its surveys include - with height in meters (m) above mean sea level (NHN):
- Kandrich (638.6 m) - with wind turbines
- Salzkopf (627.6 m) - with Salzkopf tower ( AT )
- Franzosenkopf (617.3 m)
- Auerhahnkopf (574.2 m)
- Druidenberg (384.7 m)
Flowing waters
These rivers originate and flow within the Binger Wald or at its edges :
- Guldenbach - tributary of the Nahe, in the southwest and south
- Rhine - stream to the North Sea, in the east and northeast
- Morgenbach - rises in the eastern Salzkopf area, flows in an easterly direction and flows into the Rhine at Reichenstein Castle
Localities
The localities that frame the Binger Forest are:
- Bacharach - a little away from on the northern edge, in the Rhine Valley
- Trechtingshausen - on the northeastern edge, in the Rhine Valley
- Bingen - on the eastern edge
- Hamlet - on the south-southeast edge
- Waldalgesheim - on the south-eastern edge
- Stromberg - on the southern edge
- Seibersbach , on the southwestern edge of the transition to - Soonwald located
- Rheinböllen - on the western edge
- Daxweiler - on the southwestern edge
flora
The flora of the heavily forested Binger Forest, which consists of around 40% oak and otherwise a mixed forest , comprises a largely self-contained forest area of around 7,000 hectares .
history
Megalithic graves like the one southeast of Dichtelbach , castles and today's settlements and villages suggest that the Binger Forest and its surroundings have been inhabited for a long time. The remains of Villa Rustica and a building near the forester's lodge Lauschhütte are from Roman times . Ausoniusstrasse , which was used as a military link between Bingen and Trier , ran through the Binger Forest .
At the time of the Cold War, the radar system of a Nike Hercules missile unit near Dichtelbach was stationed on the Kandrich . In 1982 this weapon system was replaced by Patriot anti-aircraft missiles , which were then housed in newly built positions on the Kandrich. These positions were largely renatured; today only earth walls can be seen. Today there are three wind turbines on the former Patriot missile station.
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tourism
These sights and geographical destinations are located within the Binger Forest, over whose main ridge a section of the European long-distance hiking trail E8 and the Binger Forest adventure trail run, or at its edges :
- Hohneck Castle - above the Rhine Valley
- Reichenstein Castle - above the Rhine Valley
- Rheinstein Castle - above the Rhine Valley
- Sooneck Castle - above the Rhine Valley
- Rocks in the Morgenbachtal and near Bingerbrück incl. Climbing garden with secured tours
- Hunsrück Game Protection Park - a little northwest of the Binger Forest
- Salzkopfturm - 24 m high observation tower - on the Salzkopf
- Former exhibition mine Waldalgesheim - southeast of the Binger Forest
- Siebenburgenblick - observation tower north-west of Sooneck Castle with a view of the Middle Rhine Valley and 7 castles
- Villa Rustica - Roman estate above the Rhine Valley
- Forest restaurants (Forsthaus Lauschhütte, Gerhardshof, Schweizerhaus, Jägerhaus, Forsthaus Heiligkreuz, Forsthaus Emmerichshütte)
- Climbing forest Lauschhütte - high ropes course, which has been integrated into the tree population: It consists of several courses with around 50 climbing elements in different difficulties and heights and is designed for company groups, individual guests, families, school classes and clubs.
- Steckeschläfer-Klamm - Klamm near the Jägerhaus with 66 faces carved into the trees
traffic
The Binger Wald can be reached, for example, via the roads that branch off from the federal motorway 61 , which runs in the southwest and south at the junction with the Soonwald in a northwest-southeast direction (junction Rheinböllen and Waldlaubersheim ). It can also be found on federal highway 9 , which runs in a north-west-south-east direction through the Middle Rhine Valley from Koblenz to Bingen .
Railways run on both sides - for example along the B 9 - through the aforementioned Rhine Valley (north) and through the valley of the Guldenbach (south). The last-mentioned railway line is currently closed; However, due to the Frankfurt-Hahn airport , which is located a little southwest of the Binger Forest and only a little west of Kirchberg between Hahn and Lautzenhausen, it is to be reactivated in the next few years.
literature
- Uwe Anhäuser: The Ausoniusstraße from Bingen over the Hunsrück to Trier. An archaeological travel and hiking guide. Rhein-Mosel-Verlag, Alf / Mosel 2006, ISBN 3-89801-032-5
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
- ↑ D 2 1 ADA Dichtelbach Nike Hercules Missile Site , on d21dichtelbach.com
Web links
- Interactive geographical information portal for the region between the Rhine and Guldenbach including the Binger Wald region (including an interactive map), at binger-wald.com