Jackdaw rocks near Konstein

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Jackdaw rocks near Konstein

The Dohlenfelsen near Konstein is a rock near Konstein, a district of the market Wellheim in the Upper Bavarian district of Eichstätt in Bavaria .

location

The striking rock is located 1.2 km north of Weilheim on the edge of the Wellheim dry valley . It is part of nature parks and nature sanctuary in Altmühltal (LSG 00565.01, WDPA-396115) and the Natura 2000 areas Medium Altmühltal with Wellheimer Arroyo and Schambachtal (FFH area 7132-371, WDPA-555521819) and rocks and hillside forests in Altmühltal Wellheimer Arroyo ( EU bird sanctuary 7132-471, WDPA-555537875).

description

Jackdaw cliffs, view from the southwest
Jackdaw Rock, view from the east

The jackdaw rock, which is around 50 meters high, is famous as a climbing rock . It is located in the area of ​​the Konstein climbing area.

The rock was exposed on both sides from the original Danube flowing in front of it . On the rock of the Malm -Epsilon there are dolomite banks and fossil sponges and shell fragments appear here. The rock has been designated as a geotope (176R005) by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment and classified as valuable .

The shape of the rock is reminiscent of a ship's bow protruding into the valley. In local pronunciation it is also called the roof rock . This once led to confusion with the Drachenfelsen and one even at Emmi Böck posted forecast a living there dragon . The dragon is said to have burned the tips with its glowing breath so that nothing could grow on them. With a little imagination, you can easily imagine the petrified dragon with spikes on its back and drooping head.

Individual evidence

  1. DAV: Dohlenfelsen (accessed on December 22, 2015)
  2. Geotope: Dohlenfelsen Konstein (accessed on December 22, 2015)
  3. The saga of the dragon on the jackdaw rock (accessed on December 22, 2015)

Web links

Commons : Dohlenfelsen Konstein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′ 45.2 "  N , 11 ° 4 ′ 57.4"  E