Harbach highlands

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Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 24 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  E

The Harbach highlands in Romania

The Harbach highlands (Romanian Podișul Hârtibaciului , Hungarian Hortobágy dombsága , also Hortobágy-hegység ) is a hill country in the south of the Transylvanian Basin in central Romania . It is named after the river Harbach (Rum. Hârtibaciu ), essentially corresponds to its catchment area and covers an area of ​​approx. 2500 km².

The highlands are limited

  • in the north of the Kokel highlands ( Podișul Târnavelor )
  • to the east and south of the valley of the river Alt ( Olt )
  • in the west of the Vișa valley ( Weißbach ) and the Zekesch highlands ( Podișul Secașelor )

character

The gently undulating landscape is - with very small differences in altitude - at an altitude of approx. 400 to 700 m. While deciduous forests dominate in the north, the southern part is characterized by large pastures.

natural reserve

Since October 2007, almost the entire Harbach highlands have been part of the European NATURA 2000 network of protected areas in accordance with Directive 79/409 / EEC on the conservation of wild birds as a so-called SPA area. The northern part falls under Directive 92/43 / EEC (Habitats Directive) as a so-called SCI area . In the period from March 2011 to February 2015, the Romanian branch of the WWF-International Danube-Carpathian Program developed the management plan required for the administration of the area (currently: Societatea Progresul Silvic) .

population

Most of the Harbach highlands lay on Königsboden in the Middle Ages and were predominantly inhabited by German settlers. Since almost all Germans emigrated in the second half of the 20th century, the Romanians have made up the majority. A large number of Roma also live here . Hungarians are numerically less important .

Locations in the Harbach highlands

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