Sleeve break
The Hülser break is 430 hectares since 2002, the largest protected area of Krefeld . It is located around four kilometers north of the Krefeld city center and around two kilometers northeast of the incorporated town of Hüls . It is in the Traar and Hüls districts. In the north is the Hülser Berg , at 63 meters the highest natural elevation. The Geldern Fleuth , also called Flöthbach or Kütze Kall here, flows from the Bruch into the Niers .
Emergence
The Hülser Bruch is a leveling from the final phase of the penultimate Ice Age ( Saale Ice Age ) about 140,000 years ago, and the 63 meter high Hülser Berg to the north is the rest of the compression moraine . In the final phase of the penultimate Ice Age, the glaciers on the Lower Rhine piled up walls made of clay and stones. After the ice had thawed, these so-called compression moraines remained as clear bumps. Wind and weather leveled them; Above all, however, the Rhine, which kept moving its bed, was responsible for the erosion. The shallow meltwater channels and depressions in the area were leveled by the material washed away by the Rhine. The Hülser Bruch is one such leveling.
Name designation
The term “ break ” comes from earlier times when the entire area was much more humid than it is today. High groundwater and clayey layers of earth are unsuitable for agriculture, so that the area was only used to procure firewood and litter. The or the break was used as a word for swamps with (possibly former) bush or forest. ( Low German Brook, Brock, Broich, Brauck , corresponding to Old High German bruoh , Middle High German bruoch , Old English broces , Dutch broek ).
Nature reserve
The wet meadows are the last remnants of the former fens and are the exception in Hülser Bruch. The Hülser Bruch is an old cultural landscape that is unique in its kind . The aim of the nature conservation measures is to maintain and develop the quarry landscape, as well as to secure and stabilize the special features of this nature reserve.
flora
There is a varied and diverse vegetation. Existing biotopes include coppice forest , medium forest , hedges , pollarded willows , dyks and grassland areas.
fauna
The Hülser Bruch is home to many animals. In addition to many game species and amphibians, the oriole , black woodpecker , little owl and tree falcon are also offered a chance to survive.
Sports
For runners, the Silkworm Cross takes place annually in October, a cross-country competition in Hülser Bruch. There has been a legal mountain bike route for some time on the Inrather Berg , located directly on the southern border of the Bruch . There are many ways for riders .
Web links
- Project of the NRW Foundation: Wet meadows in the Hülser Bruch
- Krefeld environmental center
- Information from the city of Krefeld on the Hülser Bruch nature reserve (PDF; 231 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ SILK CATTLE CROSS. seidenraupen.org, accessed on August 28, 2019 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 59 ″ N , 6 ° 31 ′ 50 ″ E