List of geotopes in the Kitzingen district

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This list contains the geotopes of the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen in Bavaria . The list contains the official names and numbers of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) as well as their geographical location. This list may not be complete. Around 3,400 geotopes (as of March 2020) are recorded in the Bavarian geotope register. The LfU does not consider some geotopes suitable for publication on the Internet. For example, some objects are not safely accessible or may only be entered to a limited extent for other reasons.

Surname image Geotope ID Municipality / location Geological unit of space description Area m² / extension m geology Digestion type value Protection status comment
Gipskeuper on Schwanberg NE of Iphofen Gipskeuper on Schwanberg 02.jpg
675A001 Iphofen
position
Gypsum Keuper Region The outcrops show the partly continuous, partly erosive contact between the layers of estheria and the reed sandstone. Gray clay and clay marl stones with white plaster layers (layers of estheria) are overlaid by yellow sandstones (reed sandstone). Partly, clearly recognizable sedimentation structures are preserved in the sandstones. 100
50 × 2
Type: sequence of layers, sediment structures
Type: sandstone, clay marlstone
embankment precious Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 57
Former Muschelkalkbruch SW of Krautheim 1 Krautheim quarry 4.jpg
675A002 Volkach
position
Eastern Franconian Plates The outcrop lies in a horst clod divided by a fault (fault zone of Wipfeld-Gailbach-Prichsenstadt). The profile extends from the thick-banked stylolite limestone (Middle Muschelkalk) to the Upper Muschelkalk, the latter only being visible at the upper edge of the fracture, but difficult to access. 3600
40 × 90
Type: sequence of layers, fault
type: limestone
Quarry precious Natural monument
Former Muschelkalkbruch Scepter E from Obernbreit 675A003 Obernbreit
position
Eastern Franconian Plates The upcoming, fossil-rich sequence of layers lies outside (to the east) of the rectangular limestone area. It is addressed as normal or Uffenheim facies. The only complete Nautilus lower jaw (conchorhynchus avirostris) was found in the scepter Bruch. The sequence of layers extends from the upper part of the thick bank zone to the ostracodenton. 800
80 × 10
Type: Animal Fossils, Layer Sequence
Type: Limestone
Quarry precious no protected area
Former Sandstone quarry SE from Brno 675A006 Prichsenstadt
position
Eastern Franconian Plates In the thin-banked sandstone of the abandoned quarry, there are plant chaff and remains, such as. B. the horsetail Equisetites. The great thickness of the sandstone indicates that it is present there as flood facies. A dismantling wall is well preserved and accessible. The area is used as an orchard. 9000
180 × 50
Type: Vegetable Fossils, Rock
Type: Sandstone
Quarry precious no protected area
Clay marlstone on the Schwanberg NNE from Iphofen Clay marl stone on Schwanberg 02.jpg
675A007 Iphofen
position
Gypsum Keuper Region The outcrop presents gypsum-bearing estheria layers with a maximum height of 8 m. Gray clay and marl stones are crisscrossed by layers of plaster of paris, some 1–2 cm thick. 3000
15 × 200
Type: Rock
Type: Clay marl, gypsum
embankment precious Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Former Muschelkalkbruch SSW from Dettelbach Upper Muschelkalk in the Dettelbach quarry 1.JPG
675A008 Dettelbach
position
Eastern Franconian Plates Large outcrop with a far-reaching profile from the upper Muschelkalk to the lower Keuper. The Cycloidesbank lies in the area of ​​the fracture bottom, but is largely dismantled. The Terebratelbank is in the upper third. The profile extends to the Wagnerian plates in the lower Keuper. 39000
300 × 130
Type: layer sequence, animal fossils, sedimentary structures
Type: limestone, marlstone
Quarry especially valuable no protected area
Acrodus-Corbula-Zone SE from Nenzenheim Acrodus-Corbula-Zone SE from Nenzenheim.JPG
675A009 Iphofen
position
Gypsum Keuper Region The former road outcrop has overgrown. Red-purple claystones (kmM) are overlaid by gray-green claystones (kmE), which - typical for the clayey gypsum keuper - indicate a close change to dolomite stone banks: This is followed by the Corbula bank. This is better 50 m further to the east in a former clay pit and is 60 cm thick. Remnants of the Acrodus bank are preserved as reading stones in the geotope area. 5000
100 × 50
Type: standard / reference profile, disturbance
type: claystone, marlstone
Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit precious Landscape reserve, bird sanctuary, nature park
Frankfurter Brüche SE from Rödelsee Frankfurt Fractions 03.jpg
675A010 Iphofen
position
Gypsum Keuper Region On the hiking trail from Rödelsee to Schwanberg there is an area of ​​old sandstone quarries, which are known as the Frankfurt quarries after the headquarters of the former operator company. They are now partly overgrown. A footpath leads to the upper part of an outcrop wall with red and green clay and marl stones from the Lehrberg strata. White and light orange-colored bands of plaster of paris (mountain gypsum) can be seen within the strata. In the lower part, reed sandstone is exposed in a few places. 5000
100 × 50
Type: sequence of layers, type of rock
Type: claystone, sandstone
Quarry precious Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Reed sand quarry SE von Seinsheim 675A011 Seinsheim
position
Gypsum Keuper Region The abandoned reed sand quarry of Seinsheim is located on the northwest slope of the Kapellberg. Plant fossils (especially horsetail remains) are occasionally found in the rubble. In the Bruch, stones were last broken in 1989 for the renovation of the church wall in Seinsheim. Today the quarry is used as a climbing garden. 5000
100 × 50
Type: Rock type, Vegetable fossils, Sedimentary structures
Type: Sandstone
Quarry significant Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Reed sand quarry Kugelspiel WSW von Castell 675A012 Castell
position
Gypsum Keuper Region The old reed sand quarry is located southwest of Castell below the Kugelspielberg. Several thick sandstone banks alternate with thin clayey layers. The quarry is located a little below the Steigerwald Panorama Trail. 10000
200 × 50
Type: Rock type, Sedimentary structures
Type: Sandstone
Quarry significant Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Ortelsbruch ESE from Abtswind 1 Ortelsbruch Abtswind 1.jpg
675A013 Abtswind
position
Gypsum Keuper Region The reed sand quarry is on the A2 hiking trail. The fine-grained sandstone with a very even structure is temporarily mined in 2 layers, each 2 to 3 m thick. The building blocks for the Würzburg Residence come from here. 5000
100 × 50
Type: Rock type, Sedimentary structures, Vegetable fossils
Type: Sandstone
Quarry precious Landscape protection area, nature park
Small and large Grundlos NE from Hellmitzheim Big Grundlos.JPG
675Q001 Iphofen
position
Gypsum Keuper Region The course of the stream and the banks of the two small spring pools are designated as natural monuments. Sulphatic water emerges from the karstified gypsum in two small spring funnels. The springs are now completely overgrown. 250
50 × 5
Type: Constriction Source
Type: Plaster of Paris, Clay Marlstone
no information significant Natural monument
Dunes in the Michelheidewald NW of Wiesentheid 675R001 Wiesentheid
position
Eastern Franconian Plates In the Michelheidewald, a late or post-glacial dune field and drifting sand cover formed over the Lettenkeuper. In the wooded area of ​​Gauwitzen there are long stretches of northwest-facing dunes, but other dune shapes also occur in the Fladig area (several individual dunes and two arched dune ridges). 8000
400 × 20
Type: Dune field
Type: Sand
no information significant Bird sanctuary
Dunes in the Spessart E of Sommerach NSG Sandfluren bei Volkach 01.jpg
675R002 Volkach
position
Eastern Franconian Plates The dune field with a spacious, 10 m high sickle dune was created late to postglacial by blowing out the main valley gravel. From an ecological point of view, it is an important special location. In the north wing of the great dune there is an abandoned sand pit that is now beginning to overgrown. 15000
500 × 30
Type: Dune field
Type: Sand
other information significant Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Eichelsee sinkhole on Kreuzberg NNW of Sommerach Eichelsee sinkhole at Kreuzberg 01.jpg
675R003 Sommerach
position
Eastern Franconian Plates The temporarily water-filled sinkhole on the Kreuzberg lies in layers of factory sandstone. It was probably created by breaking a karst cavity in the underlying rocks of the Upper Muschelkalk. The sinkhole is muddy in the dry season. 225
15 × 15
Type: sinkhole
Type: sandstone, limestone
Sinkhole / sinkhole precious Landscape protection area
Volkacher Mainschleife Volkach, KT - Köhler sw - Mainschleife, Köhler, Escherndorf, Nordheim a M.JPG
675R004 Volkach
position
Eastern Franconian Plates In the Volkacher Mainschleife the Main flows around the Umlaufberg of the Vogelsburg. Particularly impressive is the section south of Volkach, where the Main has carved out a 5 km long impact and sliding slope. The central part of the Prallhang forms the prerequisite for one of the best vineyards in Germany (Escherndorfer Lump) due to the southern exposure, the steepness and the shell limestone soil. 5000000
5000 × 1000
Type: stream / river course, impact slope, circulating / breakthrough mountain
Type: limestone
Impact slope / river bed / stream profile precious Landscape protection area Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 72
Dune field on the sand hill NNW of Geiselwind 675R005 Geiselwind
position
Sandstone Keuper Region The extensive dune field with z. There is a partly pronounced relief in the forest, no sand is exposed. The local hiking trail G2, which also leads to the Alte Drei-Franken-Stein, crosses the area. 480000
800 × 600
Type: Dune field
Type: Sand
no information significant Landscape protection area, nature park
Dune field NE of Grafenneuses 675R006 Geiselwind
position
Sandstone Keuper Region The up to 15 m high dune ridges are separated from each other as elongated walls with small valleys in between. The dune field formed in the central area approx. 300 200 m lies in the forest. Sand is not open. The local hiking trail G1 crosses the area. 210000
700 × 300
Type: Dune field
Type: Sand
no information precious Landscape protection area, nature park

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Data source: Bavarian State Office for the Environment, www.lfu.bayern.de, Geotoprecherche (accessed on September 16, 2017)

Web links

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