Jonsdorf rock town

Jonsdorf rock town, seen from Nonnenfelsen

The Jonsdorfer Felsenstadt is a sandstone rock area in the Zittau Mountains southeast of the Jonsdorf district ( Görlitz district , Saxony ) . The millstone quarries connect to the northeast . The border with the Czech Republic runs southwest of the rock city . The source brooks of the Pochebach spring from the rocky area at Friedrichsstein .

Protected area

The Jonsdorf rock town is an important geological nature reserve, which is protected both as a nature reserve (NSG) and as part of the fauna-flora-habitat area (FFH) " High Altitudes of the Zittau Mountains". In addition, the area is designated as Zone 1 (quiet zone) of the Zittau Mountains Nature Park . The NSG has an area of 63.03 hectares and was established on September 11, 1967 by the GDR Agriculture Council by collective order, so there are no specific legal regulations. The FFH sub-area also includes the millstone quarries and includes habitat type 8220 in the rock city (silicate rocks with crevice vegetation). The area is also of great ornithological importance, therefore it is also designated as an eyrie protection zone for eagle owls and peregrine falcons and is therefore only accessible outside of the breeding season for a limited time.

Map of Jonsdorf from 1844–46

geology

The rock area is made up of fine to medium-grain Turon sandstone , which is criss-crossed by basalt and phonolite in corridors and individual chimneys. The strongly fissured sandstone rock landscape that is visible today was created by subsequent erosion and denudation processes .

Attractions

Friedrichssteine (named after Oskar Friedrich )
Schalkstein

Individual evidence

↑ FFH management plan for FFH area No. 32 E, May 2006

Jonsdorf rock town

contents

Protected area

geology

Attractions

Individual evidence

See also