Buchberg (Naab Mountains)
| Buchberg | ||
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| height | 667 m above sea level NN | |
| location | Amberg-Sulzbach district , Bavaria , Germany | |
| Mountains | Naab Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 30 '47 " N , 12 ° 1' 40" E | |
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The Buchberg can be described as the local mountain of the city of Schnaittenbach . He is 667 m above sea level. NN high and lies in the Naab Mountains . It is used together with the nearby Rotbühl as a local recreation area but also as a winter sports area. The Buchberghütte, managed by the Ehenbachtaler Trachtenverein, is a popular destination for hikers. Open-air plays are held here every year and the Buchberg Festival is celebrated here at the beginning of August. On this occasion, there is also a festive service at the nearby Nepomuk Chapel.
Surname
The Buchberg takes its name from the rich beech population that covered it in its entirety in the past.
geography
Geographical location
The Buchberg is located in the area of the municipality of Schnaittenbach .
Natural allocation
The Buchberg is located in the western Naab Mountains . The Naab Mountains are the westernmost foothills of the Upper Palatinate Forest . The main natural unit group to which the Buchberg belongs is the Upper Palatinate-Bavarian Forest .
The single sheets 1: 200,000 for the manual of the natural structure of Germany structure the area as follows:
- 40 Upper Palatinate-Bavarian Forest
- 401 Upper Palatinate Forest
- 401.3 Southwestern Lower Upper Palatinate Forest
- 401.39 Naabgebirge
- 401.392 Western Naab Mountains
- 401.39 Naabgebirge
- 401.3 Southwestern Lower Upper Palatinate Forest
- 401 Upper Palatinate Forest
Protected areas
The book is located in the same mountain conservation area which covers an area of 242,58 ha. The landscape protection area was designated by a district ordinance of the former Nabburg district of June 5, 1962.
Economy and Infrastructure
Winter sports
The Buchberg is used together with the nearby Rotbühl as a winter sports area. In addition to the cross-country skiing center on Rotbühl, there are also two drag lifts on Buchberg. The ski lift near Sitzambuch was originally built by the former municipality of Kemnath am Buchberg and then became the property of the town of Schnaittenbach. The second ski lift is in the village of Mertenberg . This is privately owned.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hans Grieger: Buchberg - the "local mountain" of the Schnaittenbachers . 2002, p. 6 .
- ^ Emil Meynen , Josef Schmithüsen : 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).
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↑ Various authors: Geographische Landesaufnahme: The natural spatial units in single sheets 1: 200,000 . Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1952–1994. → Online maps .
- Sheet 164: Regensburg (Dietrich Jürgen Manske 1981; 64 pages)
- ↑ Green List of Landscape Protection Areas in the Upper Palatinate , accessed on September 7, 2019.