Dürer's source
| Dürer's source | ||||
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 Dürer's source |
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| location | ||||
| Country or region | Erlangen-Höchstadt district , Middle Franconia ( Bavaria ) | |||
| Coordinates | 49 ° 33 ′ 40 " N , 11 ° 6 ′ 58" E | |||
| height | 351 m above sea level NHN | |||
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| geology | ||||
| Exit type | Layer source | |||
| Hydrology | ||||
| River system | Rhine | |||
| Receiving waters | Kehlgraben → Schwabach → Regnitz → Main → Rhine → North Sea | |||
Coordinates: 49 ° 33 ′ 40 ″ N , 11 ° 6 ′ 58 ″ E
The Dürerquelle is a stratified spring near Kalchreuth in the Central Franconian district of Erlangen-Höchstadt in Bavaria .
location
The small spring is located in the Sebalder Reichswald in the community-free area of Dormitzer Forst . It rises about 1.5 kilometers west of Kalchreuth at about 351 m above sea level. NHN.
The source is part of the EU bird sanctuary area Nürnberger Reichswald (FFH No. DE-6533-471; WDPA No. 555537802).
history
The source was named after the Nuremberg painter Albrecht Dürer . According to tradition, Dürer was inspired to create his pen drawing Quelle im Wald with Antonius and Paulus here in 1502 . In 2010 the source catchment was restored by the Nuremberg Forestry Company and the local recreation area Sebalder Reichswald eV.
description
The layer source has a very low bed. It rises from a source horizon in a cut valley of the Räth - Lias . The spring outlet is set in stone and the water flows off in a small ditch that flows into the throat ditch . The source is a near-tourist destination.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Location of the Dürer Spring in the Bayern Atlas" , accessed on January 13, 2017
- ↑ www.protectedplanet.net, Nürnberger Reichswald (accessed on January 13, 2017)
- ↑ Information board in front of the Dürerquelle (see Commons)
- ^ Geological map of Bavaria (Erlangen Süd), Bavarian State Office for the Environment (accessed on January 14, 2017)
