Bad Wünnenberg / Büren recreation area
The recreation area Bad Wünnenberg / Büren , which has existed since 1976, comprises the areas of the two East Westphalian towns of Bad Wünnenberg (7 districts) and Büren (12 districts) in the south of the Paderborn district . The tasks of the special purpose association that supports it include u. a. the creation of nearby recreational areas and the promotion of the relationship between humans and the natural environment.
History of origin
In 1976, the neighboring towns of Bad Wünnenberg and Büren, together with the Paderborn district, formed the “Preferred Recreation Area Bad Wünnenberg / Büren” as a special purpose association, in accordance with Section 4 of the Law on Municipal Cooperation (April 26, 1961, amended October 1, 1979) . The Zweckverband has been called the "Bad Wünnenberg / Büren Recreation Area" since a restructuring in 2000.
Sponsorship
The “Bad Wünnenberg / Büren recreation area” is sponsored by a special purpose association , the members of which are the aforementioned cities and the district. They send representatives of their councils or the district council to the association assembly. Head of the association, d. H. The head of the association is the mayor of Bad Wünnenberg, the chairman of the association is a member of the city council of Büren.
Natural space and landscape
The recreation area is located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia , more precisely in East Westphalia and here in the southern district of Paderborn and includes the areas of the neighboring cities of Bad Wünnenberg and Büren. Both cities have the same natural spatial requirements, the northern, flat and partially wooded part of the recreation area naturally belongs to the Paderborn plateau , while the mountainous, wooded southern part belongs to the Sauerland and is characterized by the rivers Alme and Afte and many small rivers, the one Fall dry part of the year.
The deepest and oldest rock layers in the recreation area originated in the ancient times , the Paleozoic (542-252 million years BC), more precisely the Devonian and Carboniferous (416-299 million years BC). At that time a sea covered large parts of what is now Europe. Thick layers of sand, silt and clay and partly also calcareous material were deposited. These sediments and sedimentary rocks came to the surface of the earth towards the end of the Upper Carboniferous - about 300 million years ago. At the same time, the Sauerland and the Westphalian Bay emerged , a plain sloping from south to northeast into the Münsterland, with some significant differences in altitude. In the south of the recreation area there are altitudes of 400 m asl, while in the north the heights are only 200 m asl. The sediments of the Variscan Sea emerge in the recreational area in the river valleys of the Alme, Afte and Karpke under Cretaceous layers (145-65 million BC). In the Cretaceous period, a shallow sea covered the area and left layers of chalk-lime that make up the present-day karst subsoil of the Paderborn region and the recreation area.
climate
The recreation area is characterized by an Atlantic climate with relatively low seasonal temperature differences, mild winters and high amounts of rainfall. The months with the highest rainfall are July and August, while March has the least. The average annual temperature at high altitudes is 7.0 ° C, otherwise 8.5 ° C.
Water, springs and rivers
In the water-rich south of the recreation area, the two rivers Alme and Afte arise , which shape the Paderborn plateau through their valleys . In the north of the recreation area, the flowing waters usually seep away after a few 100 meters in the permeable limestone subsoil and lie dry for a large part of the year. The Alme rises in a very rich karst spring , which pours an average of 400 liters per second. From Büren, more water seeps into the underground in the river than it flows in through the strong spring, the Afte and the tributaries. In the dry summer months, the river bed falls dry from the village of Brenken .
Tasks, measures and projects in the recreation area
Cooperation with local associations and interested volunteers is fundamental to the work of the recreation area. The measures and projects of the recreation area include the creation of educational trails and thematic hiking trails, biotope maintenance, the design of local recreation areas and information events as well as publications. Furthermore, the recreation area creates the prerequisites for nature-oriented leisure activities, the care and maintenance of the landscape, and implements measures to protect sensitive parts of the landscape and the local flora and fauna. Promoting the relationship between humans and the natural environment is another task.
Use of the recreation area
Circular hiking trails and hiking trails
- All about water at Alme and Afte (Auenradweg)
- Circular hiking trail "Paths through history and nature"
- Traces along the way (circular hiking trail near Haaren)
- Königswege (medieval royal and trade routes as hiking trails)
Nature trails
- Fruit educational trail in Bad Wünnenberg
- People and birds - a long history (bird trail in Bad Wünnenberg)
- Mobile Weihbund herb trail (educational boards that can be borrowed)
- Nature trail (along the Afte in Leiberg)
- Ringelstein Tree Trail (in Harth Ringelstein)
- Information on mining and water in lead wash
Water march
Seven treading pools in Bad Wünnenberg were z. Partly redesigned - two treading pools are located directly in flowing water. The WasserMarsch project includes the awarding of seven hiking trails to these treading pools. The user uses several of the five Kneipp pillars on each of these paths . At least five WasserMärsche will be implemented by 2010.
GPS devices are relatively new as hiking aids for recreational activities and hiking planning. Geocaches are widespread - also in the recreation area . Since searching for and finding the cache is placed before the experience of nature and recreation, the recreation area developed the so-called GeoTours to set a counterpoint. The Paderborn region and especially the recreation area offers a wealth of interesting places: Neolithic and Bronze Age burial sites, castles and abandoned villages from the Middle Ages or facilities from the more recent past can be found here within easy reach. These historically, geographically, biologically and geologically interesting sights can be reached by hikers on the GeoTours. GeoTours lead via existing hiking trails to the sights, so that the natural and cultural area is presented in addition to the landscape. Another offer in the Bad Wünnenberg / Büren recreation area is the “Hiking Navigator” internet and information portal. Since 2008, the recreation area has been developing an interactive information portal for the Internet with funding from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. At the address www.wandernavigator.de, pictures, films, animations and texts on around 250 sights ( P oints o f I nterest / PoI ) from the areas of historical sights, viewpoints in the landscape, geology, archeology, flora and fauna are available . At the same time, the various sights can be individually combined into a hiking tour.
Ringelstein castle ruins
From 2005 to 2008, the Bad Wünnenberg / Büren recreation area initiated and supervised restoration measures and excavations at the Ringelstein castle ruins, which were built over several times (most recently at the beginning of the 20th century) and some areas were still medieval . As part of a follow-up project, the castle hill has been grazed with old sheep and goat breeds since 2008 to preserve the view of the castle.
Publications
- Hübner, Birgit / Schnell, Karsten: All about water at Alme and Afte . Hiking guide to the Auenradweg, Bad Wünnenberg 2006.
- Hübner, Birgit: Natural heritage beech forests. Inspiration, use, receipt . Bad Wünnenberg 2010.
- Hübner, Birgit: Traces on the wayside in Tindeln. A natural and historical hike over the Paderborn plateau near Haaren-Bad Wünnenberg .
- Menne, Ralf / Reineke, Bernd: Thunderbolts and lead bars. Fossils, minerals and archaeological finds from lead washing , Bad Wünnenberg 2008.
- Schäfer, Ulrike: Time travel. A long story. From the Stone Age to modern times in Bad Wünnenberg and Büren. Archaeological and historical finds, findings and monuments from the region in their historical context , Bad Wünnenberg 2005.
- Schäfer, Ulrike: Royal roads. Hike on old paths, historical and scenic along the old routes , a cycling guide.
- Fast, Karsten: Landscape and nature in the Bürener Land. Insights into a cultural landscape and its habitats (published by the Association for Nature Conservation in the Altkreis Büren), Bad Wünnenberg 2005.