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Road through the Hohe Holz
View from the forest to Hubertushöhe
former Hotel Hubertushöhe
former Waldfrieden restaurant
historical stone at the forest peace

The Hohe Holz is a large forest area immediately west of the poorly forested, intensively farmed Magdeburg Börde in Saxony-Anhalt .

location

The area forms the southern part of a ridge which extends from Lappwald in the north west to the Bode knee near Oschersleben extends. It represents a sandstone floe rising from the plain of the Börde . At many points, brooks have dug into the sandstone, so that marl emerges in many places . This mountain range is limited in the northeast by the upper Aller . Three source brooks of the Aller arise on the northern slope of the Hohe Holz. The Aller drains towards the Weser . The Hohe Holz forms the watershed between the Elbe and Weser. To the south, the terrain slopes gently towards the Great Break . To the north-west of the Hohe Holz lies the small forest area Pröbstling , to the east the Saure Holz and the Kniel elevation .

The highest point in the Hohe Holz is the Edelberg at 208.8  m above sea level. NHN . Other prominent elevations are the Kahle Berg on the western edge and the heights of Königsberg and Beckerberg in the southern part . The river Bode, which flows a few kilometers south of the Hohe Holz, is at an altitude of around 80  m . Administratively, the Hohen Holz area belongs to the community of Ausleben , the Eggenstedt district of the city of Wanzleben-Börde , the city of Oschersleben (Bode) and the district of Wormsdorf of the municipality of Eilsleben in the Börde district .

The hilly country, designated as a landscape protection area, is around 15 km². In the interior of the predominantly beech forest area, an approximately 150 hectare nature reserve Waldfrieden and Vogelherd im Hohen Holz was established.

In the northeastern part of the Hohe Holz, the Hubertus oak is the strongest tree in the forest area. Another distinctive tree is the king beech in the south of the forest. The distinctive Piepsack forest is located a little west of Hubertushöhe .

The abandoned Hell quarry is located in the western part of the forest . The so-called Hunnengraben is located north of the quarry . It is said to have got its name after a Hungarian army camped in the area between Eggenstedt and Schöningen in the 10th century . A little to the east of the quarry are three barrows . Further barrows are located in the north-eastern part of the Hohen Holz before Eggenstedt.

The birch grove is located in the southeastern part of the Hohe Holz. The Goldbach flows through this part , and the birch spring rises here . Nearby is the Socialist Stone , which is reminiscent of a meeting point for the German labor movement.

The cultural monuments Hotel Hubertushöhe and Restaurant Waldfrieden are located in the Hohen Holz . The Hohe Holz is also of great importance as a local recreation area and “green lung” in the region about 30 km west of Magdeburg . The responsible forestry office is the Altbrandsleben Uniform Forestry Office based in Neindorf .

Flora and fauna

For species-rich plant matter in Hohenholz include anemone , hepatica , Woodruff , primroses , lilies of the valley , fringed gentian , Diptam , foxglove , hyacinth , fireweed , ragwort and some types of orchid ( Orchis purpurea , spotted orchid , bird nest Wurz and Platanthera bifolia ). There are also the Turk's Association , Hexenkraut , Waldziest and Waldbingelkraut . Ferns grow in damp places . Blackberries and raspberries are found as natural bushes .

The tree population consists primarily of oak and beech , as well as common ash , maple , linden , hornbeam and bird cherry .

The fauna of the area includes, buzzards , red kites , hawks , sparrow hawks , great blue heron , tawny owls and squirrels and deer , black , fallow deer and mouflon . Badgers , foxes , weasels and martens also live there .

history

In the past, the Hohe Holz comprised larger areas. However, peripheral areas were used for settlements and agriculture, the wood used for building purposes. During armed conflicts, the local population fled into the dense forest and sought protection here. In the western part of the Hohe Holz the term “ Hell and Hell Gate” , which still exists , goes back to Hele with the meaning to hide and refers to this history of the area. The border between the dioceses of Halberstadt and Magdeburg ran through the forest . A border path still runs along the historical border. The Hotel Hubertushöhe and the Waldfrieden restaurant were built around 1900. Until 1943 there was a gray heron colony in Hohen Holz. Only in 1978 did two pairs of gray herons breed here again. Over the years, this resulted in a large colony with almost one hundred breeding pairs that find their food in the neighboring Großer Bruch.

In 1967 the construction of a nature trail began. In addition to the nature trail with around 25 information boards, several signposted cycling and hiking trails have been created or expanded.

literature

  • Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993

Web links

Commons : Hohes Holz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 3
  2. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  3. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 9
  4. ^ Recreational and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 11
  5. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 12
  6. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 12
  7. ↑ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt (ed.): Monument Directory Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 15: Sabine Meinel: Borde district. Volume 1: Altkreis Oschersleben. Imhof, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-119-5 , page 104
  8. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 7
  9. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: District Office Wanzleben Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and District Office Oschersleben Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 5
  10. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 14
  11. ↑ Hohes Holz ( Memento of the original from October 9, 2007 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. , on magdeburger-boerde.de  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.magdeburger-boerde.de
  12. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: District Office Wanzleben Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and District Office Oschersleben Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 5
  13. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area "Hohes Holz" , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 10
  14. ↑ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt (ed.): Monument Directory Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 15: Sabine Meinel: Borde district. Volume 1: Altkreis Oschersleben. Imhof, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-119-5 , page 104
  15. ↑ Recreation and landscape protection area “Hohes Holz” , publisher: Wanzleben District Office, Office for Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Wanzleben and Oschersleben District Office, Office for Economic and Tourism Promotion, Oschersleben, 1993, page 6

Coordinates: 52 ° 5 ′ 13 ″  N , 11 ° 12 ′ 30 ″  E