Flatness (Saxon Switzerland)

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On the level in front of the Lilienstein
View from the Kleinhennersdorf flatness of the Schrammsteine

As a flatness in the Natural Environment of are Saxon Switzerland the flat, mostly agricultural plateaus above the Elbe valley called. Flatness is a term for plains that can also be found in other natural areas , but in Saxon Switzerland it is a typical regional term that is also used as a place name or part of place names. Together with the table mountains and rocky areas of the Upper Saxon Switzerland, as well as the deeply cut valleys of the Elbe and its tributaries, the flatnesses form one of the three essential design elements of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains .

geology

The flatness caused mainly by the seating weichseleiszeitlicher loess on the both sides of the Elbe valley lying from the Turonium derived Postelwitz layers of Elbsandsteins . The loess forms a thickness of up to three meters. In some areas there are also gravel moraines and river gravel. The river valleys are partially cut deeply into the flatness, while the table mountains such as the Lilienstein and the Pfaffenstein and the rocky areas of the Upper Saxon Switzerland such as the Schrammsteine rise above the flatness .

On the north edge of the so-called form Elbsandsteingebirges edge flatness transition to the north of it Lausitzer mountains along the relatively weak perceivable in this area Lusatian Fault . In this area they reach heights of up to 400 meters, while the evenness in the narrower area on both sides of the Elbe reaches heights of 170 to 300 meters.

Use and vegetation

Due to the loess layers, the flatness is one of the more fertile parts of Saxon Switzerland. The larger village settlements of Saxon Switzerland are located on them, each surrounded by meadows and arable land. In the areas not used for agriculture, there are predominantly beech-oak forests, in some cases , for example on the flatness of Struppen , there are also oak-hornbeam forests . However, in many areas of forestry these have been dominated by pine and spruce forests.

List of flatnesses

According to the classification of the natural areas in Saxony , the following flat areas belong to Saxon Switzerland:

In addition, the name is also used for the areas belonging to the respective settlements, such as the Kleinhennersdorfer flatness that forms part of the Papstdorfer flatness. In flatness at Struppen and flatness below the Lilienstein, the designation of the landscape was transferred to the respective settlements.

literature

  • Holm Riebe: The nature of the Upper and Left Elbe Saxon Switzerland with the Elbe Valley . in: Peter Rölke (Hrsg.): Hiking & Nature Guide Saxon Switzerland. Volume 2, Rölke, Dresden 2000, ISBN 3-934514-09-X , pp. 16-22

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Marek Schildbach: Investigation of the growth behavior of pines (Pinus sylvestris L.) on extreme locations in the "Saxon Switzerland" National Park , dissertation on obtaining the academic degree Doctor rerum silvaticarum, TU Dresden, Tharandt 2010, p. 2 , accessed December 31 2015
  2. ^ Olaf Bastian: Natural space conditions in Saxony. In: B. Klausnitzer, B Reinhardt (Ed.): Contributions to the insect fauna of Saxony. Messages from Saxon Entomologists, Suppl. 1, pp. 16–23 (incl. 1 card) ( Memento from March 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), accessed December 31, 2015
  3. ↑ a b Holm Riebe: The nature of the front and left Elbe Saxon Switzerland with the Elbe valley . in: Peter Rölke (Hrsg.): Hiking & Nature Guide Saxon Switzerland. Volume 2, Rölke, Dresden 2000, ISBN 3-934514-09-X , pp. 16–22, here p. 16.