Ash pond

The ash pond between Benther Berg and Empelde in the Hanover region

The Echteich between the Benther Berg and Empelde in the Hanover region is a culturally and historically significant natural monument and habitat for endangered plants and animal species such as the tree frog .

history

Natural monument sign and information board at the Este pond

The ash pond is the last still visible historical sinkhole in the area, which was created by leaching the salt dome below the surface of the earth . In the 17th century, people used the pond as a Rottekuhle for the extraction of plant fibers from flax .

By the beginning of 2007, the ash pond was largely cleared of mud in order to improve the ecological quality of the water. For 2009 the city of Ronnenberg planned the installation of an information board and the installation of an art object at the pond as a station on the landscape art path planned at the time on Benther Berg .

See also

• List of natural monuments in Ronnenberg

Web links

Commons : Echteich  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ulrich Schmersow: LandschaftsKunstpfad am Benther Berg , in: circular from Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen , local association Ronnenberg , edition 3/2007, p. 6; downloadable ( memento of the original from December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. as a PDF document 

Coordinates: 52 ° 20 ′ 50 ″  N , 9 ° 38 ′ 30 ″  E