Birch head warp
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Natural monument "Birkenkopfverwerfung"
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 Right gray parlor sandstone, left reddish brown marl |
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| location | Stuttgart , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | |
| Identifier | 81110000502 | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 46 ' N , 9 ° 8' E | |
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| Setup date | June 24, 2003 | |
| administration | State capital Stuttgart | |
The Birch Head Warping is an extensive natural monument and a geotope in the area of the city of Stuttgart .
Characteristics
The natural monument was designated by ordinance of June 24, 2003 under the name of geological exploration "Birkenkopfverwerfung" . It is under the name Aufschluss am E-foot of the artificial. Heaped rubble mountain Birkenkopf also registered as a geotope.
Location and description
The natural monument is located on the eastern slope of the Birkenkopf in Stuttgart-West . The fault is a vertical shift in the geological layers of marl and parlor sandstone . The fault was cut in the late 1930s during road construction work on what is now Landesstraße 1187. The geological monument has a masonry viewing window and has lighting on demand.
See also
literature
Erich Bader: The Birkenkopfverwerfung, a Stuttgart natural monument (= messages from the Geological-Mineralogical Institute of the Technical University in Stuttgart . Volume 44 ). Stuttgart 1941.
Web links
- Data evaluation sheet and map in the profile of the extensive natural monument in the protected area directory of the LUBW
- Geotope profile on the map server of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) (download link)
- Birch head warping at the Stuttgart Beautification Association
- Birkenkopfverwerfung in the blog "Paths in the Stuttgart Region"
