Melchenberg
| Melchenberg | ||
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 Transmitting systems on the Melchenberg, |
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| height | 133.8 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | District of Borken , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| Mountains | Reken mountains | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 50 '19 " N , 7 ° 2' 24" E | |
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| particularities | Location u. a. of transmission towers with viewing platforms and a waterworks | |
The Melchenberg is 133.8 m above sea level. NHN the highest point in the Reken mountains . It is located near Groß Reken in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Borken .
There you will find the radio tower Groß Reken Melchenberg with a viewing platform, a reinforced concrete transmission tower and the Reken-Melchenberg waterworks .
geography
location
The Melchenberg is located in the southeast part of the Borken district in the eastern part of the Reken mountains. It is located in the Westmünsterland and Hohe Mark-Westmünsterland Nature Park on the northern edge of Groß Reken, the administrative seat of the municipality of Reken . To the north of the elevation are other parts of the community, including the hamlets of Bocke, Preinhok and Röhling. In this direction, the area drops over the agriculturally used Holtkampe and the Reken forest lake ( 63.3 m ; ⊙ ) to the former Weißes Venn moor . To the northwest lies the Backenberg ( 104.3 m ) as part of the Reken Mountains .
On the Melchenberg are parts of the protected landscape Rekener mountains ( CDDA -No 555,553,444;., 1989; 23.8313 square kilometers ). The elevation is forested in the north. About 60 m east-northeast of the knoll there is a trigonometric point ( 133.4 m ; ⊙ ) on a field .
Natural allocation
The Melchenberg belongs to the natural spatial main unit group Westfälische Bucht (No. 54), in the main unit Westmünsterland (544) and in the subunit 544.3 Hohe Mark (with Rekener Kuppen) to the natural area Rekener Berge (544.36).
Transmission towers
Radio tower Groß Reken Melchenberg
About 115 m north of the hilltop stands the radio tower Groß Reken Melchenberg ( 132 m ; ⊙ ) between trees on the edge of the forest , which is both a mobile radio transmission tower and an observation tower . It is a 60 m high steel lattice tower, which has a viewing platform ( 162 m ) at a height of 30 m that can be reached via a staircase with 168 steps .
The tower was opened for public inspection on June 11, 2002 and has been open every day until dusk since then (except for days in winter below 0 ° C, due to the risk of slipping). Since February 1, 2011, binoculars that can be used free of charge have been attached to the platform, providing a panoramic view of almost 180 ° to the south. In this direction you can see the municipality of Reken and, on clear days, to the Ruhr area , where several heaps can be made out. In addition, the Baumberge and Borkenberge and two towers of the Münster University Hospital can be seen in the Münsterland .
Reinforced concrete transmission tower Melchenberg
About 60 m northwest of the hilltop there is a 70 m high transmission tower made of reinforced concrete, which was once used for military purposes ( ⊙ ).
Reken-Melchenberg waterworks
A few meters north of the highest point of Melchenberg, the Reken-Melchenberg waterworks ( ⊙ ) has been located since 1968 and around 350 m north of the summit are surrounded by forest between a pumping station (approx. 88 m ; ⊙ ) and one around 300 m west-southwest of it standing shelter six wells attached to the waterworks .
Transport links
From the federal autobahn 31 (junction Borken ), turn onto the federal road 67 to the east in the direction of Reken. You leave this at the junction Coesfeld / Gescher / Reken in order to drive south on the state road 600 to Reken. From there, side streets lead through residential areas northwest - ultimately the street Melchenberg - to Melchenbergkuppe.
In addition, to the west of Melchenberg, Kreisstraße 11 ( Velener Straße ) runs past, which connects Velen in the north with Reken in the south. Shortly after entering the north-west of the village, turn off this road into Ulmenstraße , which runs eastwards , and then go northwards on the Melchenberg road to the hilltop.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ^ Wilhelm von Kürten: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 95/96 Kleve / Wesel. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1977. → Online map (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ Information board at the radio tower Groß Reken Melchenberg ( memento from July 11, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), from April 7, 2007, on wernersz.de
- ↑ Photo of the Melchenberg radio and observation tower in Groß-Reken (more photos available), on panoramio.com
- ↑ Article radio and observation tower to the tower and binoculars , on reken.de
- ↑ Article New binoculars mounted on the observation tower ( memento from September 8, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), on reken.de
