Small goat fields valley
| Small goat fields valley | ||
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 Juniper slopes near Kleinziegenfeld |
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| location | Weismain , Lichtenfels District , Upper Franconia , Bavaria , Germany | |
| Waters | Krassach | |
| Mountains | Weismain-Alb , Northern Franconian Alb | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 1 ′ N , 11 ° 12 ′ E | |
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| Type | Kerbtal | |
| rock | Brown to White Jura (Dogger β to Malm δ) | |
| height | 330 to 440 m above sea level NN | |
| length | 12 km | |
| climate | Cool and humid to dry and semi-arid | |
| flora | Coniferous and mixed forests as well as open pastures and lean grass | |
| use | Agricultural, forestry and tourist use | |
| particularities | five completely preserved mills | |
The Kleinziegenfelder Tal is about twelve kilometers long in Upper Franconia . It is the beginning of the Weismain valley funnel in the Weismain-Alb and belongs entirely to the town of Weismain in the Lichtenfels district in Bavaria . The valley lies in the northernmost part of the Franconian Alb and is traversed by the Weismain . There are several inhabited settlements with a total of around 240 inhabitants. The valley lies entirely in the Franconian Switzerland - Franconian Jura Nature Park and is particularly popular with hikers and motorcyclists .
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The valley runs in a north-south direction between the places Weismain and Kleinziegenfeld in the Upper Franconian district of Lichtenfels . Of Bamberg is 24 kilometers away to the northeast. By the under nature conservation standing valley which flows Weismain . The sides of the valley are formed by towering limestone cliffs that are eagerly used by climbers. The towns of Kleinziegenfeld, Großziegenfeld , Arnstein , Wallersberg , Schammendorf and Weismain , which belong to the city of Weismain, are located in it . The most famous rocks are the Rote Wand, the Roland Rocks, the Petrified Giant, the Blade, the Stone Monk and its counterpart, the Praying Nun. There is a legend about the stone monk that "a hermit once lived there who turned Christ off the door on the day of his death on the way through the Kleinziegenfeld valley and then froze to stone".
flora
The Kleinziegenfelder valley is dominated by deciduous and mixed forests . At Kleinziegenfeld and Wallersberg there are large dry and semi-arid grass slopes with sparse, but even, juniper vegetation . These slopes were created over several centuries by the intensive grazing with sheep of the residents of the Jura villages. As a result, lush vegetation could not develop and the juniper bushes were repeatedly removed by the shepherds in order to have a better overview of the herds.
In the valley a variety of flowers, grasses and ferns grow, these include: columbine , Bergaster , yew , fringed gentian , spring gentian , Digitalis grandiflora , goat's beard , Carlina vulgaris , Pasque , Ausdauernder Lein , hepatica , lily of the valley , various orchids , Cheddar pink , Solomon's seal , cowslip , Daphne , ostrich fern , Turk's union , centaury , white and red forest bird , forest anemone , white tongue and willow . Some of the plants are rare, endangered and therefore protected.
Attractions
Rocky hills, castle ruins, romantic half-timbered villages and numerous mills are the sights of this valley. The last Franconian occurrence of the Apollo butterfly is there . It is inextricably linked with open, unspoilt limestone rocks. The caterpillars of the moth are on the Sedum album ( Sedum album as a single) forage crop instructed that grows only there. Another attraction is the juniper slope near Kleinziegenfeld, where a cyclist statue is clearly visible on a rock above the village.
Cyclist statue Claudius
The first statue of a cyclist was erected in 1905 by two little goat field brothers with the intention of creating a landmark. They made a life-size figure out of sawdust and wood, dressed it in tails and top hats , put it on a pennywheel and fastened it to the rock. Curiously, this bike was the first and only one in Kleinziegenfeld at that time. Georg Ammon , who came from Kleinziegenfeld and a high school professor in Regensburg, had the idea to set up such a doll . There is no longer any record of the exact background of the list; there are several theories: It could have been built to commemorate the times when the Kleinziegenfelder valley was mainly visited by cyclists, or as a counterpart to the guns and dragoons that stood on rock heads elsewhere. After a third explanation, a cyclist wanted to cross the valley over a bridge that had not existed for a long time. But since he didn't want to turn back either, he is still standing on the rock today.
Initially, the figure stood on the rock for a few years until it was blown away in a strong storm. In 1933 a new statue of a cyclist was erected. Since it carried a swastika flag , the statue was dismantled during World War II so as not to draw the attention of the Allies to the village. In 1952 a third statue was erected, which had to be renovated in 1971 after vandalism. The legs and arms were made of solid spruce wood with joints. The Claudius statue has had a red and white flag since 1952.
Hiking trails
- Apollofalter hiking trail: A circular hiking trail about six kilometers long, designated by the Landschaftspflegeverband Lichtenfels e. V. and the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection . It leads through the middle part of the valley and connects the places Weihersmühle , Arnstein , Kleinziegenfeld and Schrepfersmühle . The two small hiking car parks at Kleinziegenfeld and Arnstein, which are provided with information boards, are particularly suitable as a starting point. The paths are paved, but often only gravel. The hiking trail can be expanded with several extra tours. The aim of the hiking trail is to discover and get to know the natural habitat of the rare Apollo butterfly .
See also
List of mills on the Weismain and Krassach rivers
literature
- Jutta Böhm: Mill bike tour. Routes: Kleinziegenfelder Tal and Bärental , Weismain environmental station in the Lichtenfels district, Weismain / Lichtenfels (Lichtenfels district), 2000, 52 pages (numerous illustrations, canton)
- Johann B. Johannes: The small goat fields valley . In: Frankenland 9 - magazine for Franconian regional studies and cultural care , Frankenbund, Würzburg 1957, pp. 103-105
- Bernhard Thum: Topoführer Frankenjura , Thum, Freising 2010, ISBN 3-932064-03-8 , pp. 916-949
- A mill bike tour through the Kleinziegenfelder valley. Weismain environmental station, Weismain 2000.
- Josef Urban: Small goat field . In: Heimatgeschichtliche Zeitschrift für der Landkreis Lichtenfels , Volume 10, Verlag Vom Main zum Jura, Eggolsheim 2001, pp. 24–51
- Josef Urban: Hagelwetter im Kleinziegenfelder Tal , In: Heimatgeschichtliche Zeitschrift für die Landkreis Lichtenfels , Volume 14 - 2005, Verlag Vom Main zum Jura, Eggolsheim 2005, p. 25
- Josef Urban: From Worry to the Kleinziegenfelder Tal , Kleinziegenfeld 1998.
- Ingrid Weiskopf, Karin Raab-Aydin (Eds.): Burgkunstadt, Altenkunstadt, Weismain - Art and Culture - Things worth knowing and interesting yesterday and today , Die Kulturmacher e. V. 2000, no ISBN, p. 194
Web links
- Hiking in the Kleinziegenfelder valley
- Detailed and illustrated hiking report through the Kleinziegenfelder valley
- Kleinziegenfelder Tal - picture gallery
- Natural monument "Suttenstein" in the Kleinziegenfelder valley (html) , (PDF, with pictures; 171 kB)
- Hohe Wand natural monument in the Kleinziegenfelder Tal (html) , (PDF, with pictures; 170 kB)
- Small goat fields valley
- PDF about the Apollofalter hiking trail through the Kleinziegenfelder valley
- Information brochure "Juniper slopes near Wallersberg" (PDF; 342 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dechant (2010), pp. 48-49
- ↑ a b c Böhm (2000), pp. 24-25
- ↑ Alois Dechant, Gerhard W. Peetz: hiking guide Weismain . Marie Link Verlag ( Kronach ), 2010.
- ↑ Information from the LPV (= Landschaftspflegeverband Landkreis Lichtenfels eV) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Weiskopf; Raab-Aydin (2000), p. 194
- ↑ a b c d e Böhm (2000), p. 32
- ↑ Nature experience tour in the Kleinziegenfelder Tal - Apollofalter - Wanderweg , bayerns-ureinwohner.de, accessed on October 10, 2015 (PDF, 408 kB)
