List of natural monuments in Oschatz

Coat of arms of Oschatz

Location of Oschatz

In the list of natural monuments in Oschatz , the individual natural monuments , geotopes and area natural monuments in the north Saxon community of Oschatz and its districts Altoschatz , Fliegerhorst , Leuben , Limbach , Lonnewitz , Mannschatz , Merkwitz , Oschatz, Rechau , Schmorkau , Thalheim , Zöschau are listed.

According to sources 5 individual natural monuments , 3 geotopes and 2 area natural monuments are known and listed here.

The information in the list is based on data from the Sachsenatlas geoportal and the data on the Nordsachsen geoportal

definition

"Natural monuments are legally binding individual creations of nature or corresponding areas of up to five hectares, whose special protection is necessary
1. for scientific, natural-historical or regional reasons or
2. because of their rarity, uniqueness or beauty."

- Law on nature conservation and landscape management (BNatSchG), Section 28 Natural Monuments

Legend

Image: shows an existing photo of the natural monument.
ND / GEO / FND-No .: shows the respective no. Of the object - ND (individual) natural monument, GEO Geotope or FND (area natural monument)
Description: describes the object in more detail
Coordinates: shows the location on the map
Source: Link to the reference source

(Individual) natural monuments (ND)

image	ND no.	District	Age	description	Coordinates	swell
Image wanted	1	Oschatz	circa 1853	the plane tree ( Platanus acerifolia ) in Bahnhofstrasse next to the main post office was placed under protection because of its particular size.	51 ° 18 ′ 4 ″ N, 13 ° 6 ′ 24 ″ E	Geoportal
Image wanted	2	Oschatz	circa 1853	the ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ) in Bahnhofstrasse next to the main post office was placed under protection because of its particular size.	51 ° 18 ′ 4 ″ N, 13 ° 6 ′ 24 ″ E	Geoportal
Image wanted	3	Rechau	circa 1703	the pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ) in Rechauer Strasse "Am Mühlteich" was protected as a landscape trademark.	51 ° 16 ′ 44 "N, 13 ° 8 ′ 56" E	Geoportal
Image wanted	4th	Oschatz	circa 1753	the elm ( Ulmus laevis ) is on a private property at Dresdner Straße 11 with about 4 m circumference, a height of ca.28m she was placed under protection because of their age and size.	51 ° 17 ′ 52 "N, 13 ° 6 ′ 48" E	Geoportal
Image wanted	?	Merkwitz	unknown	The winter linden tree ( Tilia cordata ) in Merkwitz is located on the Merkwitzer water stream on the site of the Schmiedeweg 8 plot	51 ° 19 ′ 4 ″ N, 13 ° 5 ′ 2 ″ E	Geoportal

Geotopes (geological natural monuments)

image	GEO no.	District	Age	size	description	Coordinates	swell
Image wanted	1	Alto treasure	260–280 million years	0.34ha	In the quarry in Altoschatz there is a deposit of Rochlitz quartz porphyry, the access is directly opposite the alluvial pond on the Stranggraben.	51 ° 17 ′ 35 "N, 13 ° 5 ′ 43" E	Geoportal
Image wanted	2	Alto treasure	100,000 y.	?	On the rocky cliffs in the Oschatz sand pit, there are clear glacier scrapes in a deposit of Rochlitz quartz porphyry	51 ° 17 ′ 37 "N, 13 ° 5 ′ 37" E	Geoportal
Image wanted	3	Lonnewitz	260–280 million years	0.08ha	The fire slate deposit at the old quarry in the east of Lonnewitz is a coal bank in the Lonnewitz porphyry tuff and is located within a built-up area next to the B6.	51 ° 17 ′ 14 "N, 13 ° 8 ′ 45" E	Geoportal

Area natural monuments

image	FND no.	District	size	description	Coordinates	swell
Image wanted	1	Merkwitz	3.25ha	the stream meadows in the north of Merkwitz are under special protection because of a near-natural section of the Luppa. The area natural monument is largely located in the Wellerswalde district on the north bank of the Luppa in the neighboring municipality.	51 ° 19 ′ 56 ″ N, 13 ° 4 ′ 17 ″ E	Geoportal
Image wanted	2	Leuben	6.69ha	The Leuben wood in the floodplain area of the Döllnitz was declared a special protected area because of the preservation of a near-natural oak-hornbeam forest and the protection of the pronounced spring geophyte field.	51 ° 15 ′ 41 ″ N, 13 ° 4 ′ 48 ″ E	Geoportal