Carls beech

Carls beech
place	Border between Marienheide and Kierspe
country	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
Tree species	Common beech ( Fagus sylvatica )
Geographical location	51 ° 6 '15.2 "  N , 7 ° 32' 53.4"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 6 '15.2 "  N , 7 ° 32' 53.4"  E
Status natural monument	since 2003

Location of the "Carlsbuche" border tree on the Rummelkarte

The Carlsbuche is a European beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) designated as a natural monument in 2003 . It is a marrow or border tree that shapes the landscape on the border between Marienheide and Kierspe , south of Benninghausen, in the Kierspe district , hall 45.

meaning

Despite its beautiful habit, the beech is not so important as a natural monument on its own; more important is its position as an outstanding solitary tree and its importance as a tree monument .

The tree stands at 394 meters above sea ​​level and was set at a meeting point on the historical border between the Grafschaft Mark and the Duchy of Berg with the border between the two parishes of Rönsahl and Kierspe. As a border point , it still marks several borders today. At this point run:

• the regional border between the Rhineland and Westphalia ,
• the administrative district border between the two administrative districts Cologne and Arnsberg ,
• the district boundary between the Oberbergischem and Märkisches district ,
• the municipality boundary between the municipality of Marienheide and the city ​​of Kierspe ,
• the change of the postal code region from 51 (Cologne) to 58 (Hagen),
• the local network border of the telephone code from 02264 (Marienheide) to 02269 (Kierspe- Rönsahl ).

Furthermore, the language border of the Benrath Line and the "Westphalian Line" , which separates the Ostberg from the Sauerland Platt , run at this point . For example, they say Stutenkerl to the north-east of the Carlsbuche and Weckmann to the south-west of the yeast dough .

The lead in Carl Beech Rhine-Ruhr trail X9 from Dortmund to Koenigswinter and Rönsahler Rundwanderweg A7 over.

See also

• List of prominent and old tree specimens
• List of the thickest beeches in Germany

Web links

• Old tree finder NRW
• Tree registers for tree veterans, natural monuments and notable trees
• German tree archive
• Map section geographic base data NRW
• Map: Dialect regions of Westphalia (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Map of the German dialects since 1945

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Landscape plan No. 7 "Kierspe" - with the number 2.3.23 ( Memento from February 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ University of Augsburg, Atlas of everyday German language: Hefegebäckmann ( the sharp demarcation between Rhineland and Westphalia is remarkable )