List of natural monuments in the Reinhardswald estate

The list of natural monuments in Gutsbezirk Reinhardswald calls in the unincorporated Gutsbezirk Reinhardswald in the district of Kassel, in Hesse located natural monuments . These are currently trees at 4 locations, as well as 4 extensive natural monuments, including the “dry cloudburst” near Trendelburg.

Trees

image	designation	District, location	description	Art	No.
more pictures	1 old hat oak "Lohengrineiche"	Oberförsterei Gahrenberg 51 ° 27 ′ 14.7 ″  N , 9 ° 32 ′ 19.3 ″  E	Sessile oak approx. 3.0 km north of the outskirts of Holzhausen . The impressive old hat oak stands in a lane in the southern area of ​​the Reinhardswald , approx. 300 m west of the L 3232. The trunk is hollow and not all of the main branches have been preserved. Trunk circumference: 6.25 m Height: 15 m Planting year: approx. 1655 OSM -Link to the map display: "Lohengrineiche" in the southern Reinhardswald	Quercus petraea	6.33.671
more pictures	1 old hat oak "court oak"	Oberförsterei Gahrenberg 51 ° 27 ′ 9.9 ″  N , 9 ° 32 ′ 28.5 ″  E	Fern and young beech grow on the trunk (2017). Cleared area around the court oak (2020). Pedunculate oak approx. 3.0 km north of the outskirts of Holzhausen . The extraordinary, very old hat oak stands in a small clearing in the southern area of ​​the Reinhardswald , approx. 100 m west of the L 3232. It no longer shows the typical figure of a tree, but forms a sculpture that is difficult to see in winter which components have already become dead wood and which are still alive. In summer a main branch of the oak is clearly green and lively. Around 2019/2020, the entire spruce monoculture around the oak location was felled. The tree has been free since then and can currently also be seen from the L 3232. The “court oak” is one of the trees for which the age has not only been estimated, but also scientifically determined (see list of natural monuments in the Kassel district # Age-determined trees ). With an age of around 550 years established in 2005, the oak is probably the oldest living tree in the Kassel district. Trunk circumference: 7.85 m Height: 15 m Year of planting: approx. 1455 (according to age) OSM link to the map display: "Court oak " in the southern Reinhardswald	Quercus robur	6.33.673
more pictures	Oak group "English Garden" (28 pieces)	Karlshafen Forest District 51 ° 37 ′ 5.4 ″  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 19.3 ″  E	Pedunculate oaks in the Reinhardswald approx. 2.0 km southeast of Helmarshausen. The trees are in the middle of the forest, on a long deforestation area. Of the 28 oaks, 27 are currently still preserved, but one only as a dead trunk. Another trunk lies on the ground as dead wood . In the southwest, a forest path crosses the area and opens up the interesting terrain. Trunk circumference: 2.80 to 4.35 m Height: up to 26 m Planting year: approx. 1775 OSM -Link to the map display: The central tree of the oak group "English Garden"	Quercus robur	6.33.676
more pictures	1 old hat oak	Oberförsterei Veckerhagen 51 ° 33 ′ 13.1 ″  N , 9 ° 34 ′ 9.6 ″  E	Sessile oak in the Reinhardswald approx. 2.5 km northeast of the Sababurg . The old hat oak stands secluded in a wooded area. A forest path runs around 150 m to the north and is part of the Huguenot and Waldensian trails . Another nearby forest path, 250 m southwest, is part of the Weserberglandweg . The trunk of the old oak is covered with numerous thickenings up to a great height, probably so-called burls . Trunk circumference: 5.30 m Height: 24 m Planting year: approx. 1705 OSM -Link to the map display: Sessile oak in the Reinhardswald	Quercus petraea	6.33.678

Extensive natural monuments

image	designation	District, location	description	No.
more pictures	Ostrich fern stocks	Oberförsterei Gahrenberg 51 ° 26 ′ 45.6 ″  N , 9 ° 34 ′ 11.8 ″  E	Alder swamp forest with seepage spring and spring swamp in the southern Reinhardswald , approx. 2.5 km northeast of Holzhausen . The natural monument is home to a large population of ostrich ferns . The inclined surface is on the northern slope of the Gahrenberg , south of the "Kohlenstraße", at the level of the former colliery. Area: approx. 0.6 ha OSM -Link to the map display: “ Ostrich fern stocks ” in the southern Reinhardswald	6.33.672
more pictures	Dry downpour	Trendelburg 51 ° 34 ′ 34.2 "  N , 9 ° 26 ′ 25.6"  E	Sinkhole approx. 300 m east of Trendelburg. The slope of the naturally created funnel is overgrown with beeches. The natural monument 6.33.778 “Wet cloudburst”, also a sinkhole but filled with water, is located about 300 m further east, see the list of natural monuments in Trendelburg . Area: approx. 1.0 ha OSM link to the map display: "Dry cloudburst" near Trendelburg See also the Wikipedia article Cloudbursts near Trendelburg	6.33.674
more pictures	Red sand quarry Königsberg	Oberförsterei Bad Karlshafen 51 ° 38 ′ 28 ″  N , 9 ° 28 ′ 20.5 ″  E	Situated Authorized red sandstone breakage about 1 km west of Bad Karlshafen . The former quarry is located on a wooded slope north of the Diemel . In the northeast of the natural monument there is a mighty steep wall with a scree slope in front of it. The base of the area is completely overgrown with trees, which make it almost impossible to enter. Directly south of the natural monument, a footpath leads through the forest, which is part of several hiking trails. Area: approx. 1.3 ha OSM -Link to the map display: “Buntsandsteinbruch Königsberg” near Bad Karlshafen	6.33.675
more pictures	Red sand quarry cell	Oberförsterei Bad Karlshafen 51 ° 37 ′ 49.1 ″  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 40.3 ″  E	Situated Authorized red sandstone breakage in the north of the Reinhard Forest , at the Weser . The site is located directly on federal highway 80 . The former quarry consists of 2 areas with separate entrances from the street. The footprint of both areas is comparatively small and overgrown with trees. The wooded slope of the Reinhardswald rises to the southwest. Area: approx. 1.06 ha OSM link to the map display: “Buntsandsteinbruch cell” on the Weser	6.33.677

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Supporting documents and footnotes

1. ↑ According to the official cadastre of the Lower Nature Conservation Authority of the district of Kassel and on-site research from 2016 to August 2017.
2. ↑ Measurement 2017-04-15 in h = 1.30 m
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Information on height and planting year according to Rüdiger Germeroth, Horst Koenies, Reiner Kunz: Natural cultural assets - past and future of natural monuments in the district of Kassel , publisher: District Committee of the District of Kassel, Lower Nature Conservation Authority, Wolfhagen, 2005, Appendix "Trees" P. 186 ff. The year of planting was calculated back using the estimated age and year of publication (2005) of the publication.
4. ↑ Measurement 2017-04-15 in h = 1.30 m “Natural cultural property” names 8.30 m in 2005, but side branches have broken out at the lower part of the trunk (probably later), which explains the measurement differences.
5. ↑ cf. to the age-determined trees: Rüdiger Germeroth, Horst Koenies, Reiner Kunz: Natural cultural assets - past and future of natural monuments in the district of Kassel , publisher: District Committee of the District of Kassel, Lower Nature Conservation Authority, Wolfhagen, 2005, pp. 100-101. The year of planting was calculated back using the determined age and the year of publication (2005) of the publication.
6. ↑ In its publication "Natural Cultural Property", the Lower Nature Conservation Authority of the Kassel district wrote in 2005, incomprehensibly, of "[...] 25 English oaks [...]"
7. ↑ Measurement of the maximum value 2017-05-07 on the central tree in h = 1.30 m
8. ↑ Measurement 2017-08-05 in h = 1.30 m
9. ↑ ^{a b c d} Information from Rüdiger Germeroth, Horst Koenies, Reiner Kunz: Natural cultural assets - past and future of natural monuments in the district of Kassel , publisher: District Committee of the district of Kassel, Lower Nature Conservation Authority, Wolfhagen, 2005, appendix "Extensive natural monuments" p. 162 ff.

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