Fuchsriegel (Graz)
| Fox bar | ||
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 Fuchsriegel from the south (Fuchsriegelweg) |
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| height | 501 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Styria , Austria | |
| Mountains | East Styrian Riedelland | |
| Dominance | 0.96 km → On the Ries | |
| Notch height | 17 m ↓ Gleisdorfer Straße | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 5 '15 " N , 15 ° 29' 45" E | |
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| rock | Sands , clays | |
| Age of the rock | Miocene | |
The fox bar is 501 m above sea level. A. high hill in the Austrian state of Styria . The inconspicuous elevation is located on the Ries in the east of the provincial capital Graz .
Location and surroundings
The Fuchsriegel is located in the geographical center of the Ries district, in the immediate vicinity of Gleisdorfer Strasse (B 65) . It protrudes as a small knoll from the Riedel with the place name Auf der Ries , which accompanies the Stiftingtal in the southeast. It is separated from the Schweinberg by a side ditch in the densely populated Ragnitztal . The Hochfeldweg, which connects the B 65 with the Ragnitzstrasse, runs over the gentle southern slope of the Fuchsriegel, which is characterized by grassland . The privately owned and therefore not accessible Fuchsriegel is part of the landscape protection area Northern and Eastern Hügelland of Graz (LSG-30).
Geology and geomorphology
The fox bar is an inconspicuous lawn knoll made of Miocene sands and clays , which typically fill a large part of the Styrian basin . In the area of the elevation, remnants of the gravel / sand alternation can be found. The entire south and east side of the hill is part of a torrent catchment area .
Literature and maps
- City map Graz 1: 15,000. Freytag & Berndt , Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3850841146 .
- Austrian map 1: 50,000, sheet 4229 ( UTM ). Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Landscape protection area No. 30. (PDF) State of Styria , accessed on December 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Digital Atlas of Styria: Geology & Geotechnics. State of Styria , accessed on December 31, 2019 .
- ^ Joanneum Research : Ground Atlas of Graz. Magistrat Graz, A10 / 6-Stadtvermessungsamt, Graz 2008, p. 11. Online PDF , accessed on December 31, 2019.
- ↑ Digital Atlas of Styria: Waters & Water Information. State of Styria , accessed on December 31, 2019 .