List of natural monuments in Herborn

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The list of natural monuments in Herborn called the in the field of city Herborn located natural monuments . They are registered with the lower nature conservation authority of the Lahn-Dill district (Environment, Nature and Water Department ).

image designation District, location description Art No.
13 Hutebuchen Schönbach 13 Hutebuchen Schönbach Schönbach
50 ° 39 ′ 19.8 ″  N , 8 ° 12 ′ 12.3 ″  E 		Pasture with 13 beeches. Age: approx. 250 years, circumference: approx. 4.00 m, heights: 20–30 m.

Reason for protection: age, beauty.

117
Oak group young cattle pasture Hörbach Oak group young cattle pasture Hörbach Hörbach
50 ° 39 ′ 43.7 ″  N , 8 ° 14 ′ 52.6 ″  E 		Group of expressive oaks, deep set, sweeping crowns. Circumference: 3.30 m to 5.10 m, height about 24 m.

Reason for protection: individuality, beauty.

Tree Group 133
Oak Merkenbach Oak Merkenbach Merkenbach
50 ° 39 ′ 15.1 ″  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 7.9 ″  E 		Oak trees. Circumference: 3.50 m to 3.80 m, height 24 m.

Reason for protection: old, beautiful growth.

Single tree 139
Iron pebble rocks Hörbach Iron pebble rocks Hörbach Hörbach
50 ° 39 ′ 59.2 ″  N , 8 ° 15 ′ 33.6 ″  E 		Imposing iron pebble hardling as a relic of tertiary weathering.

Reason for protection: individuality, beauty.

71
Herborn boulder group Herborn boulder group Herborn
50 ° 41 '0.7 "  N , 8 ° 19' 5.5"  E 		Boulders of stone, hardwoods as the remains of profound tertiary weathering.

Reason for protection: rarity, geological significance.

70
Hornbeam population in Hörbach Hornbeam population in Hörbach Hörbach
50 ° 40 ′ 32 ″  N , 8 ° 16 ′ 12.3 ″  E 		Former pasture with around 70 hornbeams. Circumference: approx. 2.60 m, height approx. 20 m.

Reason for protection: individuality, beauty.

134
Linden tree on Merkenbach mountain Linden tree on Merkenbach mountain Merkenbach
50 ° 39 ′ 16.4 ″  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 51.4 ″  E 		In 1915, to commemorate the Wars of Independence of 1813–15, a striking single tree with a beautiful growth habit.

Reason for protection: beauty, cultural significance.

Single tree 173
Quarry at the Herborn vineyard
more pictures 		Quarry at the Herborn vineyard Herborn, Am Weinberg
50 ° 41 ′ 5 ″  N , 8 ° 18 ′ 2.3 ″  E 		Geological outcrop from Kulm clay slate (Lower Carboniferous), well-known fossil site.

Reason for protection: importance for research and teaching, geological importance.

Exposure 132
Juniper heather Amdorf Juniper heather Amdorf Amdorf
50 ° 40 ′ 53.2 "  N , 8 ° 15 ′ 27.6"  E 		Lean site on a hillside. Often columnar shaped juniper, as well as occurrences of oak, beech, pine, dog rose, hawthorn and sloe.

Reason for protection: rarity, beauty.

142
Two oaks Schönbach Two oaks Schönbach Schönbach
50 ° 39 '53.8 "  N , 8 ° 13' 27.4"  E 		Bizarre single trees, circumference: 3.80 m, height: 10 m.

Reason for protection: age, beauty.

(Only the dead fragment of an oak is left)

Tree Group 81

Web links

Commons : Natural monuments in Herborn  - collection of images