Hohenbol

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Hohenbol
The Hohenbol (with the distinctive group of black pines on the summit) - on the right the Teckberg with Teck Castle

The Hohenbol (with the distinctive group of black pines on the summit) - on the right the Teckberg with Teck Castle

height 602.2  m above sea level NHN
location Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany
Mountains Swabian Alb
Coordinates 48 ° 35 '37 "  N , 9 ° 27' 52"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 35 '37 "  N , 9 ° 27' 52"  E
Hohenbol (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Hohenbol
Type Zeugenberg of volcanic origin

The Hohenbol is a 602.2  m above sea level. NHN high mountain near the town of Owen in the Esslingen district in Baden-Württemberg . The Hohenbol is a foothill of the Teckberg (which is located north of the Albtrauf in the foothills of the Swabian Alb ) and is in front of it to the northwest.

geology

Typical volcanic tuffite from Hohenbol

The Hohenbol is a mountain of volcanic origin. It is one of the 355 volcanoes known from the Urach-Kirchheim volcanic area. It originated in the Miocene , when one of the volcanic chimneys of the Swabian volcano cut its way through the surrounding rock. The Hohenbol (especially in the west and north) was exposed by erosion of the softer surrounding material.

Others

The Hohenbol is clearly recognizable by a striking group of black pines on its summit, which stands out from the otherwise sparse vegetation and is therefore often called the “toothbrush”.

Since the thin and nutrient-poor layer of humus above the rock is quickly dried out by the exposed position of the wind and sun, it is difficult to allow vegetation. For this reason, a test group of 50 black pines was planted in 1916 . The origin of the seedlings is unclear.

The Teckberg and the summit of the Hohenbol (above the orchard slope ) are protected as a nature reserve .

Hohenbol - Summit The summit of the Hohenbol with the distinctive black pines

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ Johannes Baier: The Urach-Kirchheimer volcanic area of ​​the Swabian Alb. In: Aufschluss 71 (4), pp. 224–233, 2020.
  3. ↑ Johannes Baier: Hohenbol and Götzenbrühl - two volcanic vents at the foot of the Teck. In: Fossilien 33 (1), pp. 38–41, 2016.
  4. ↑ Der Teckbote: The “Zahnbürschtle” turns 100 , article from August 6, 2016.

Web links

  • www.themenpark-umwelt.baden-wuerttemberg.de: [1] & [2] & [3]
  • www.biosphaere-alb.com: [4]