Maar (wetland)
The Peringsmaar , an artificial maar
The Maar (from Low German mâr , also môr or mêr , cf. Moor , Meer , Marsch ) has been the general name for a wetland ( swamp , moor, floodplain or wetland ) in the Lower Rhine region , in the Ville and in the Eifel Quarry forest , wet meadow , reed ) or a still water (lake, pond, pond). A maar can be of natural origin or it can be artificially created. Many such wetlands are now under nature protection. A distinction is to be made between the technical terminology of the maar : a hollow of volcanic origin.
Examples
- Bellinghovener Maar in Bellinghoven
- Hottorfer Maar in Hottorf
- Peringsmaar near Bergheim
- Fürstenberg Maar near Kerpen
- Zieselsmaar and Beller Maar near Hürth
- Villenhofer Maar near Brühl
- Schwalbenmaar and Herrenmaar near Merten
- Sülsmaar and Rote Maar near Weilerswist
- Edelmaar , Urschmaar , Wartenmaar , Kreuzmaar , Hellenmaar and Burned Maar near Metternich
- Village Schwarzmaar at Müggenhausen (municipality Weilerswist)
- Driesbohmsmaar and Rietmaar , as well as Heckelsmaar , Burg-Eldern-Maar , Duvenmaar , Bocksmaar , Renner Maar , Ballenmaar , Kottengrover Maar and Pfaffenmaar in the Kottenforst near Heimerzheim
- Apfelmaar , Kakatzmaar and Wöbbelchesmaar in the Kottenforst near Alfter
- Königsmaar in Kottenforst on Flerzheimer Allee east of Kottenforst train station
- Rehsprungmaar in the Kottenforst on the Weingartsbahn south-west of Röttgen
- Uhlshover Maar and Pescher Maar near Ollheim
- Kölnmaar near Buschhoven
- Rodder Maar near Rodder in the Eifel
- Small maar near Ehlenz in the Eifel
Footnotes
- ↑ Many maars and associated field names are recorded in the German basic map .
- ↑ In contrast to the dialectic generally feminine designation, some proper names are neuter or masculine. See also Rhenish dictionary under "Mar VI"