Kaupe
Kaupen are called so-called valley sand islands in the Spreewald . It is a matter of small alluvial sand deposits. The word Kaupe comes from the Sorbian word kupa for "island". Examples of Kaupen are Barzlin and Wotschofska .
Melt water flowing away from the last Scandinavian inland ice age glaciers left deposits that were piled up by the Spree to form an alluvial sand fan. The Spree then branched out due to the slight gradient to an inland delta , many Spreewald rivers were created. The elevations between the rivers were called Kaupen and were settled first - scattered settlements emerged.
A large part of the island-like Kaupen can still only be reached by boat or punt by water . So far only a few could be connected to a road or path network. The postal workers who deliver shipments in the Spreewald with the post barge must also bear this in mind, because either the floating name or the numbered Kaupe are given as the address.
From a tourist point of view, the Kaupen in the Spreewald can be approached and experienced by paddle boat or boat, and some of the boat rentals are located on the Kaupen. The water hiking maps issued to the guests there enable or facilitate orientation in the tightly knitted flow network between the Kaupen.
See also
literature
- Permanent working group of the biosphere reserves in Germany (Ed.): Biosphere reserves in Germany . Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 1995, ISBN 3-540-58722-5 ( limited preview in the Google book search).