Borkenberge

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Borkenberge
Rough mountain in the "Borkenberge" nature reserve

Rough mountain in the "Borkenberge" nature reserve

Highest peak Fischberg ( 133.3  m above sea  level )
location Münsterland , North Rhine-Westphalia
part of Halterner Berge , Westmünsterland
Classification according to Federal Institute for Regional Studies , BfN
Borkenberge (Regional Association Ruhr)
Borkenberge
Coordinates 51 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 16 ′  E
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The Borkenberge are one to 133.3  m above sea level. NHN high ridge of the Münsterland on the districts of Halterns ( Recklinghausen district , western half) and Lüdinghausen ( Coesfeld district , eastern half) and within the Hohe Mark-Westmünsterland nature park , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ). The district of Dülmen (also Coesfeld district) is only touched in the north.

The Borkenberge are a sub-unit of the natural spatial main unit Westmünsterland of the main unit group Westphalian Bight . Together with the units Hohe Mark (with Rekener Kuppen) (west of Halterner Mühlenbach , Halterner Stausee and Stever estuary) and Haard (southwest of Stever together with Hullerner Stausee and Lippe ) they are also grouped under the name Halterner Berge .

geography

location

The Borkenberge, a few kilometers north of the Ruhr area in the eastern part of the Hohe Mark-Westmünsterland nature park, are between Dülmen - Süskenbrocksheide in the north, Lüdinghausen - Seppenrade in the east, Haltern - Hullern in the south and the Haltern district of Sythen in the west. They are north-north-east of the Haard hilly landscape , east of the Hohe Mark ridge and extend south-east of the A 43 . In the valley adjacent to the south, the Stever , a tributary of the Lippe (Stever estuary) flowing west along the Wesel-Datteln Canal , flows through the still waters of the Haltern Reservoir and the Hullern Dam .

Natural allocation

The ridge forms the sub-unit Borkenberge (544.5) in the natural spatial main unit group Westphalian Bight (No. 54) in the main unit Westmünsterland (544 ). To the north the landscape passes in the subunit Merfelder lowlands (544.4) counting natural area house Dülmener lowland (544.41) above and to the south and west in the subunit Halterner Valley belonging to natural area (544.6) Hullerner sand boards (544.61). To the east is the natural area Emkumer Platte (541.21), which is part of the sub-unit Münsterländer Platten (541.2) in the main unit Kernmünsterland (541) .

Surveys

The surveys of the Borkenberge include - sorted by height in meters (m) above sea ​​level (NHN):

  • Fischberg (133.3 m; with the remains of a former fire watch tower) - in the military training area a little north of the Hullern dam
  • Rauher Berg (127.3 m) - in the military training area in the center of the Borkenberge
  • Dillenberge (102.9 m) - in the military training area in the center of the Borkenberge
  • Steinberg (85.1 m) - in the military training area south of the airfield
  • Jammerberg (77.3 m) - in the military training area a little south of the airfield
  • Sacrificial stone (75 m; with a striking sandstone rock formation)

Geology and landscape

The Borkenberge are a small glacial ridge made of sandstone , which is almost completely determined by a former military training area of the British Rhine Army. The site is administered by the Federal Office for Real Estate Tasks. Except for a settlement on their northern edge near the Borkenberge airfield , which is used by aircraft for general aviation for leisure flights, training flights and business flights, they are uninhabited and only crossed by two district roads. Access is not permitted in a few ways.

On the sacrificial stone there are rock banks made of sand cemented by a mixture of silica and colored iron compounds.

On the Fischberg, the highest elevation of the Borkenbergestraße, are foundation remains a former fire watch tower from steel . The tower existed until 1975 and was removed in order not to further disrupt the training operations at the military training area.

For more geological information, see the Hohe Mark-Westmünsterland Nature Park .

Access to the eastern part of the Borkenberge nature reserve is blocked

Protected areas

On the eastern part of the Borkenberge lies the nature reserve (NSG) Borkenberge ( CDDA -Nr. 344627; designated 2005; 11.6033  km² ), to which several NSGs connect: Gagelbruch Borkenberge (CDDA-Nr. 163182; 1987; 88.69  ha ) in the northwest, raised bog Borkenberge (CDDA no.163709; 1987; 46.58 ha) in the north and east as well as juniper grove (CDDA no. 82834; 1939; 2.17 ha) and sand dunes on the edge of the Borkenberge (CDDA- No. 319043; 1996; 18.58 ha).

On the western part of the ridge there are parts of the landscape protection area (LSG) Stadtforst Haltern (CDDA no. 555553639; 1988; 6.6684 km²). Other LSGs that frame the ridge and partly reach its flanks with foothills are: Der Linnert (CDDA no. 555553637; 1988; 6.0526 km²) in the north-west, Sueskenbrocks Heide (CDDA no. 555560858; 1990; 16, 1975 km²) in the north, Enkumer Mark (CDDA no. 555553638; 1999; 33.19 ha) in the east, Enkumer Mark-West (CDDA no. 555553633; 2005; 2.8174 ha) in the southeast and Haltern reservoir (CDDA No. 555553640; 1988; 9.9522 km²) in the south.

The fauna-flora-habitat area Borkenberge military training area (FFH no. 4209-304; 17.1569 km²) extends across the entire ridge , to which the FFH area Gagelbruch Borkenberge (FFH no. 4209- 301; 88.3 hectares). Parts of the bird sanctuary Heubachniederung, Lavesumer Bruch and Borkenberge (VSG no. 4108-401; 50.7694 km²) are located on the ridge .

Resettlement of large mammals

The reintroduction of bison , red deer and wild horses in the Borkenberge has been under discussion since 2018 . The site should be accessible to visitors and can be viewed from observation towers. It is hoped - in addition to the tourist attraction - that the large mammals will prevent the landscape from being completely covered with bushes and restore a natural species composition.

Web links

Commons : Borkenberge  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  2. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information ) - Map service "Protected areas" shows the boundaries of the main unit group ("natural areas") and the main units as well as municipal boundaries, the somewhat coarser map service "Landscapes" divides the natural areas even more finely.
  3. ^ Emil Meynen , Josef Schmithüsen (editor): Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany . Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Remagen / Bad Godesberg 1953–1962 (9 deliveries in 8 books, updated map 1: 1,000,000 with main units 1960).
  4. ^ Wilhelm von Kürten: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 95/96 Kleve / Wesel. Federal Institute for Cultural Studies, Bad Godesberg 1977. →  Online map (PDF; 6.9 MB) - on the eastern edge of the map
  5. ^ Sofie Meisel: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 97 Münster. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1960. →  Online map (PDF; 4.1 MB) - on the western edge of the map
    Natural area note:
    The Borkenberge form the natural area unit 544.5 on sheet 95/96 Kleve / Wesel ; they are erroneously designated as     544.1 on sheet 97 Münster .
  6. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  7. ↑ https://naturschutzzentrum-coesfeld.de/cms-files/webdaten_westfalens_wilder_westen_8-seiter_din_lang_noch-kleiner.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.dzonline.de/Duelmen/2558139-Zukunft-des-Truppenuebungsplatzes-Wildwest-in-den-Borkenbergen
  9. ↑ https://naturschutzzentrum-coesfeld.de/tuep-haltern
  10. ^ Walter Neumann: In the future bison in the Borkenberge? in Haltern Yearbook 2019. Haltern 2018