Big crane lake

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Bog area in the area of ​​the Großer Kranichsee
The Wilzsch rises in the Großer Kranichsee
The core of the Natura 2000 protected area "Erzgebirgskamm am Großer Kranichsee"
Part of the bird sanctuary "Western Ore Mountains"
"Großer Kranichsee" nature reserve

The Great Crane Lake (Czech: Velké jeřábí jezero ) is one of the most important raised bogs in the Ore Mountains . The nature reserve of the same name, comprising other areas, was placed under nature protection in 1961 .

location

The high moor lies south of Carlsfeld and the Carlsfeld dam at 950  m above sea level. NHN on the plateau of the Erzgebirge ridge on both sides of the German-Czech border. Its area extends to the municipal territories of Muldenhammer and Eibenstock . This means that part of the area of ​​the Großer Kranichsee lies in the Vogtlandkreis .

To the west of the crane lake was the black pond . To the east there is the Kleiner Kranichsee , whose bog core, in contrast to the Großer Kranichsee, is on the German side.

etymology

The name of the raised bog is associated with the Slavic word granica for border . In the past, bog areas were referred to as “to see” or “ see ”, so that the name means “Grenzmoor”. In the Saxon leaflets of 1791 the area is referred to as "the Cranich See".

meaning

The Große Kranichsee is part of the SPA area (bird sanctuary) “Western Ore Mountains ” and the core of the Natura 2000 protection area “Erzgebirgskamm am Großer Kranichsee”. Germany's protected area registration initiated by the Saxon state government for this area was accepted by the European Union Commission, making this area part of the EU's Natura 2000 network . The Erzgebirgskreis rates the 611 hectare nature reserve: "The high-quality biotope equipment and the species occurring here make this reserve a special gem in the ridge of the Ore Mountains.")

In the Natura 2000 site are eleven FFH habitat types present of which were classified as priority four under European law: species-rich Nardus grasslands , active raised bogs, mountain pine - bog woodland with bog pine stands and spruce bog forests.

It is a watershed and Krummholz high moor that is drained to the west by the Great Pyra , to the east by the Wilzsch and to the south by the Rolava . Siegfried Sieber emphasized the importance of this raised bog as a water reservoir with relevance for the groundwater level and the drinking water supply.

flora

fauna

tourism

Already around 1900 the Erzgebirgszweigverein Carlsfeld dug a stick dam in the moor and erected a viewing scaffold that only existed for a few years. Outside of the areas designated as total reserves where entry is prohibited, interested parties can walk through the area on a stick embankment.

literature

  • The great crane lake. In: A. Marx: Bunte Bilder aus dem Sachsenlande , Volume IV, pp. 1-6, Dresden 1927.
  • Big crane lake. In: The mining landscape of Schneeberg and Eibenstock (= values ​​of the German homeland . Volume 11). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1967. pp. 172–176.
  • District of Erzgebirgskreis: "Großer Kranichsee" nature reserve - one of the oldest and most important nature reserves in Saxony , Annaberg 2012 digitized version (on the history of the protected status )

See also

Web links

Commons : Großer Kranichsee nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ordinance of the Chemnitz Regional Council establishing the nature reserve "Großer Kranichsee" from February 27, 2008 Digitized version , accessed on August 28, 2015
  2. ↑ Geodienst of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation [1] . By clicking on the area shown in green, dates appear, including the year of protection.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Erzgebirgskreis: Leaflet Nature Conservation in the Erzgebirgskreis - Nature Reserve "Großer Kranichsee" , no year (after 2009) Digitized version ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 28, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.naturschutzzentrum-erzgebirge.de
  4. ↑ a b Großer Kranichsee. In: The mining landscape of Schneeberg and Eibenstock (= values ​​of the German homeland . Volume 11). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1967. p. 176
  5. ↑ Sheet 247 of the Meilen Blätter von Sachsen - Berlin copy from 1791 ( link to description and digitized version of the sheet in the Dresden State and University Library )
  6. ^ District of Erzgebirgskreis: "Großer Kranichsee" nature reserve - one of the oldest and most important nature reserves in Saxony , Annaberg 2012, p. 3 digital copy , accessed on August 28, 2015
  7. ↑ Saxon State Ministry for the Environment and Agriculture (ed.): Natura 2000 - Saxony and the Europe-wide network of protected areas , 1st revised subsequent edition, Dresden 2008, p. 54
  8. ^ Hiking map of Saxony 1: 25,000, sheet 15, Westerzgebirge - Eibenstock, Johanngeorgenstadt , Landesvermessungsamt Sachsen, 1st edition, Dresden 1996, ISBN 3-86170-717-9
  9. ^ Topographic map 1: 10,000, 5541-SW Morgenröthe , Staatsbetrieb Geobasisinformation und Vermessung Sachsen, 2nd edition, Dresden 2010, ISBN 978-3-89679-548-9

Coordinates: 50 ° 24 ′ 29 ″  N , 12 ° 35 ′ 16 ″  E