List of natural monuments in Darmstadt

The list of natural monuments in Darmstadt names the natural monuments located in Darmstadt in Hesse . They are protected according to (§ 28 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act BNatschG).

image	designation	District, location	description	Art	No.
	Pechbusch bird protection tree	Arheilgen 49 ° 55 ′ 41.3 "  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 27.8"  E	Pleistocene drifting sand dune with deciduous forest . A popular wetland habitat for lapwing in spring .	Bird protection wood
	Dune Stahlberg I	Arheilgen 49 ° 55 ′ 35.8 "  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 22.4"  E	Pleistocene drifting sand dune. Overgrown mostly xerothermal steppe lawns with numerous sub-Mediterranean species, as well as some oak / pine forest and blackberry bushes .	dune
	Dune Stahlberg II	Arheilgen 49 ° 55 ′ 31.1 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 17 ″  E	Pleistocene drifting sand dune. Most of the vegetation is oak / pine forest. The protection goal is the preservation and renaturation of the xerothermal steppe grass in the western part with numerous sub-Mediterranean species.	dune
more pictures	Water surface with wood and reeds	Arheilgen , on the plate 49 ° 54 '51.9 "  N , 8 ° 41' 14.5"  E	Area northwest of the Kranichstein marshalling yard with orchards , a pond zone and a ruderal area .	Amphibian and reptile sanctuary
more pictures	Water surface with wood and reeds	Arheilgen , An der Kieskaute 49 ° 54 ′ 44.7 ″  N , 8 ° 41 ′ 25.1 ″  E	Area southeast of the Kranichstein marshalling yard with orchards and a pond zone .	Amphibian and reptile sanctuary
	Mulberry Avenue	Darmstadt , Maulbeerallee 49 ° 53 ′ 52.2 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 36 ″  E	750 m long avenue with 78 mulberry trees, laid out in 1583 for silkworm breeding .	Mulberry tree
	Kastanienallee	Darmstadt , Kastanienallee 49 ° 53 ′ 25.8 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 7.7 ″  E	Approx. 500 m long avenue laid out in 1729 with currently 80 horse chestnuts.	buckeye	2
	Schepp avenue	Darmstadt , Schepp Allee 49 ° 51 ′ 46.4 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 18.6 ″  E	750 m long avenue laid out in 1714 with currently 160 pines. Today's trees have a less bizarre (shaky) growth than those when they were placed under protection in 1938.	Pine trees
	Plane tree avenue	Darmstadt , Dieburger Strasse 49 ° 52 ′ 55.3 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 44 ″  E	Darmstadt's oldest plane tree avenue was laid out in 1586, is approx. 1200 m long and consists of 145 plane trees.	Plane trees
	Grove of trees at the Pfründnerhaus	Darmstadt , Emilstrasse 1 49 ° 52 ′ 58.5 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 7.3 ″  E	The three-stemmed, approximately 400-year-old pedunculate oak that characterizes the townscape. 25 m high, trunk circumference 8.72 m.	English oak
	Oak and Acacia grove	Darmstadt , Fichtestrasse 49 ° 51 ′ 33.5 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 52.9 ″  E	The oak grove with granodiorite outcrop serves as a green corridor in a densely populated area.	Pedunculate oak , granodiorite outcrop
	Rest of strength	Darmstadt , Heinrichwingertsweg 49 ° 51 ′ 21.6 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 48.1 ″  E	Diabase rock outcrop on a hill consisting of mixed forest.	geological outcrop
	Oak with granite rocks	Darmstadt , Klappacher Strasse 49 ° 51 ′ 0.4 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 35.6 ″  E	The 400-year-old oak tree in Darmstadt (also known as the “Klappach oak”) and an ice-age granite block at its base .	Oak
	Wellingtonia	Darmstadt , Herdweg 76 49 ° 51 ′ 52.8 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 35.5 ″  E	Exceptionally beautiful giant sequoia in a front yard.	Giant sequoia
	Old oak	Darmstadt , Schwarzer Weg 16 a 49 ° 53 ′ 9.6 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 18.1 ″  E	The approx. 400 year old, 28 m high pedunculate oak stands after a site redesign in a plant island.	English oak
	Cedar of Lebanon	Darmstadt , Erbacher Strasse 49 ° 52 ′ 25.8 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 39.3 ″  E	Exceptionally beautiful and large Lebanon cedar in the Rosenhöhe Park . About 200 years old, 31 m high, trunk circumference 4.37 m.	Cedar of Lebanon
	Old horse chestnuts	Darmstadt , Kastanienallee 49 ° 53 ′ 25.1 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 25.7 ″  E	215 m long unpaved section of Kastanienallee.	buckeye
	Trout pond area	Darmstadt , Klappacher Strasse 49 ° 51 ′ 7.6 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 51.5 ″  E	The last pond in its natural state in the Böllenfalltor area is important as an amphibian spawning site. The area is used by rare protected bird species and bats. The rededication as a nature reserve is planned.	Amphibian, reptile and bird sanctuary
more pictures	Herrgottsberg and Goethefelsen	Darmstadt 49 ° 50 ′ 59.3 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 19.7 ″  E	Area covered with deciduous trees. In the north there are dark calcareous silicate rocks, in the south there is ancient diabase . Goethe was here.	geological outcrop
	Jägertoreichen	Darmstadt , Kranichsteiner Strasse 49 ° 53 ′ 40.6 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 37.4 ″  E	Two 350 to 400-year-old pedunculate oaks that characterize the cityscape at the bend in Jägertorstrasse and Kranichsteiner Strasse.	English oak
	Franz Boerner Oak	Darmstadt , Bernhardbrünnchenweg 49 ° 53 ′ 4.9 ″  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 31.7 ″  E	Pedunculate oak, about 270 years old and 27 m high, named after a former director of the botanical garden.	English oak
	Bluebell tree	Darmstadt , Kattreinstrasse 5-9 49 ° 51 ′ 45.7 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 35 ″  E	About 10 m high, bluebell tree planted around 1960/61. Protected since 1993 because of its beauty, the tree died due to fungal attack. Only the trunk is left.	Bluebell tree
	English oak	Darmstadt , Julius-Reiber-Strasse 11 49 ° 52 ′ 35.8 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 33.7 ″  E	Pedunculate oak that is around 180 years old and characterizes the cityscape.	English oak
	Oak gallery	Darmstadt 49 ° 54 ′ 30.6 ″  N , 8 ° 44 ′ 47 ″  E	Row of 250 to 350 year old oaks and some beeches near the Messel district boundary . The striking row of trees is the habitat of many rare species.	Oak
	Prince Heinrich Oak	Darmstadt , Heinrichstrasse / Schnittspahnstrasse 49 ° 52 ′ 3.7 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 47.4 ″  E	About 400 years old, 27 m high pedunculate oak on the fence of the botanical garden . Named after Prince Heinrich . The tree no longer exists.	English oak
	Eidmann oak	Darmstadt 49 ° 52 ′ 35 ″  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 12.3 ″  E	Pedunculate oak, around 330 years old, named after the local researcher Heinrich Eidmann .	English oak
	Von Gall oak	Darmstadt 49 ° 53 ′ 29 ″  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 49 ″  E	About 400 years old, 29 m tall pedunculate oak named after the state hunter master, important forest scientist and founder of the Academic Forest Garden in Gießen Carl (Karl) Friedrich Christian Freiherr von Gall (1773–1861)	English oak
	Morneweg oak	Darmstadt 49 ° 53 ′ 10 ″  N , 8 ° 43 ′ 22.4 ″  E	About 350 years old, 32 m high pedunculate oak named after the Lord Mayor of Darmstadt Adolf Morneweg .	English oak
	Friedenslinde	Eberstadt 49 ° 48 ′ 48.9 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 51.4 ″  E	Probably planted in 1871 by dragoons stationed in Eberstadt .	Winter linden
	Hickebick	Eberstadt 49 ° 48 ′ 52.9 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 49.9 ″  E	Flying sand dune in the middle of Eberstadt with rare dune flora.	dune
	Group of pine trees	Eberstadt 49 ° 49 ′ 26.4 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 10.4 ″  E	5 of the former 11 Scots pines that are around 200 years old.	Scots pine
more pictures	Pfungstadt dune	Eberstadt , Pfungstadt 49 ° 48 ′ 39.6 ″  N , 8 ° 37 ′ 17.4 ″  E	Pleistocene drift sand dune consisted of mixed pine forest, awl grass steppe lawn , loose silver grass - dry grass and xerothermal awl grass dry grass. Numerous protected or endangered plant species.

See also

• List of nature reserves in Darmstadt
• Sightseeing in Darmstadt

Web links

Commons : Natural monuments in Darmstadt  - collection of images, videos and audio files

supporting documents

1. ↑ Natural monuments in Darmstadt. (pdf; 3.19 MB). www.darmstadt.de, accessed on January 22, 2016 .  

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