List of natural monuments in Giessen

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The list of natural monuments in casting calls on the territory of the city pouring nearby natural landmarks . They are protected according to the Hessian law on nature conservation and landscape management ( Hessian nature conservation law - HAGBNatSchG) § 12.

image designation District, location description Art No.
Linden group at the Lindbach spring
more pictures 		Linden group at the Lindbach spring Lützellinden
50 ° 32 ′ 32.2 ″  N , 8 ° 36 ′ 2.4 ″  E 		Grove of trees with three winter linden trees between 200 and 400 years old . Protection reason: defining the landscape. Winter linden
Old oak
more pictures 		Old oak Rödgen, corner of Geiselweg / Seeweg
50 ° 35 ′ 27 ″  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 1.5 ″  E 		Single tree, approx. 275–300 year old oak at the former forest barbecue area. Height approx. 16 m, trunk circumference approx. 610 cm. English oak
Adam and Eve
more pictures 		Adam and Eve Wieseck, Badenburg Forest
50 ° 37 ′ 50.6 ″  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 13.9 ″  E 		Grove of trees with two 300-year-old grape oaks in the Badenburg Forest. Approx. 25 and 30 m high, trunk circumference approx. 420 and 520 cm. Grape oak
Schiller Linden
more pictures 		Schiller Linden Rödgen, outskirts
50 ° 35 ′ 40.2 ″  N , 8 ° 44 ′ 57.6 ″  E 		Single tree on the Geiselstrauchkopf, planted on November 11, 1859 for the 100th birthday of Friedrich von Schiller ( Schiller Festival ). Trunk girth 197 cm. Winter linden
chestnut
more pictures 		chestnut Rödgen, corner of Rosengasse / Am Bergwald
50 ° 35 ′ 44.8 ″  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 1.7 ″  E 		Horse chestnut on the northern slope of the Ziegenberg, planted on April 17, 1859. Approx. 18 m high, trunk circumference 265 cm. Protective reason: defining the townscape. buckeye

See also

Remarks

  1. ↑ Uwe Kühn, Stefan Kühn, Bernd Ullrich: Trees as natural monuments - alliances between tree and man , in: Trees that tell stories , 2nd edition, BLV Buchverlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3835404427
  2. ^ Dieter Kraushaar, Klaus-Dieter Jung: Schillerlinde symbolized protest against nobility . In: Gießener Anzeiger , December 30, 2010, Gießen City.

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