Loess walls west of Dirmstein
The loess walls west of Dirmstein - according to the official spelling, loess walls are more common - on the edge of the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality Dirmstein are classified as a natural monument with the list number ND-7332-246 .
Geographical location
In the field of natural site leading national road 453 , at this point spot shooting hollow called as 400 meters long and strong increasing Hohlweg by west-northwest from the district of Dirmstein addition, in the direction of the neighboring community Obersülzen . The Wörschberger Hohl runs a few hundred meters to the north and , like the L 453, is flanked by steep walls made of loess and up to six meters high.
biology
The loose, mostly south-facing loess walls represent a biotope for numerous types of heat-loving insects , such as B. for solitary wild bees and digger wasps . Even cave nesting birds such as swifts are observed, the occurrence of bee-eaters has now been confirmed. Six breeding pairs were detected in 2016.
Emergence
In various places in the region, during the cold and dry phases of the Würm Ice Age, layers of loess were created by the effects of wind , also in the Dirmstein area; The material mainly accumulated at faults and in the lee of small troughs. While the Wörschberger Hohl dug itself into the hilly landscape because the sloping path was used for centuries by heavily loaded agricultural wagons, the loess walls on the L 453 were exposed due to weather-related removal .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nature Conservation Administration Rhineland-Palatinate: Landscape Information System of the Nature Conservation Administration Rhineland-Palatinate. Retrieved September 20, 2013 .
- ↑ On the trail of the bee eater . In: Grünstadter Sonntags-Spiegel . Grünstadt July 30, 2014.
- ↑ Current - Topics March to September 2016. Umweltverein Alte Sandkaut Dirmstein , accessed on September 21, 2016 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 34 ′ 2.8 ″ N , 8 ° 14 ′ 26 ″ E