Habichtswald Nature Park
The Habichtswald Nature Park is a 474.28 km² nature park in the Kassel district , in the area of the independent city of Kassel and in the Schwalm-Eder district , northern Hesse ( Germany ).
The nature park, founded in 1962, stretches particularly west of the city of Kassel and contains the low mountain range Habichtswälder Bergland (mostly just called Habichtswald ), the north-easternmost mountain range of the West Hessian mountains . It is internationally known for the Wilhelmshöhe mountain park located in it. Numerous castles and palaces, some of which have only survived as ruins, are also of cultural historical significance.
geography
location
The landscape of the Habichtswald nature park slopes down towards the north towards the Diemel valley. In the northeast it abuts the treeless and elongated ridge, the north of the city to Kassel between Vellmar and Fuldatal rises -Ihringshausen and to the east in the Weserbergland belonging Reinhardswald passes. The Kassel Basin connects to the east , behind which the Kaufunger Forest rises. In the southeast, the parkland meets the unwooded and elongated ridge between Kassel and Baunatal , which leads from the nature park to the Fulda valley ; on the other side and thus to the east of this river valley rise the Söhre and the Kaufung forest. In the south and southwest the landscape slopes down into the Eder valley; beyond that is the Kellerwald . In the latter direction and to the west, the park area is joined by the Waldecker Land and the Lange Wald .
Landscape image
The Habichtswald Nature Park comprises the actual Habichtswälder Bergland, a wooded low mountain range that connects to the west of Kassel. Just a little southwest of this city and directly south of Schauenburg, the equally heavily wooded Langenberge tower in the park area . Further south it also contains the mountainous landscape around Bad Emstal and in the west the much flatter “city forests” between Naumburg and Wolfhagen . In the north the nature park extends over the communities Habichtswald and Zierenberg , where the Große Bärenberg and the Hohe Dörnberg rise up to Breuna . The highest mountain in the nature park is 614.8 m above sea level. NHN the Hohe Gras located in the Hohen Habichtswald .
history
Ring walls , barrows and other finds testify that the Habichtswald Nature Park has been animated by people since the Neolithic ; this is dated, for example, to around 5000 BC. BC Castles and many castle ruins as well as old city systems refer to the Middle Ages .
Attractions
The Habichtswald Nature Park is characterized by these sights ( sorted alphabetically ):
Mountain park
In the nature park there is a well-known mountain park where the Kassel water games take place:
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in the Hohen Habichtswald near Kassel, u. a. With:
Castles, monasteries and palaces
In the nature park there are these castles , former castle sites and today's castle ruins or remains, monasteries and palaces :
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Castle:
- Altenburg castle ruins , northwest of Niedenstein (with ring wall)
- Burgstall Blumenstein , near Zierenberg, on Hohen Dörnberg (on the Wichtelkirche rock)
- Falkenberg castle ruins , north of Zierenberg-Friedrichsaue
- Falkenstein castle ruins , east-northeast of Bad Emstal
- Gudenberg castle ruins on the Great Gudenberg , west of Zierenberg
- Gudenberg castle ruins on the Kleiner Gudenberg , west of Zierenberg
- Helfenberg castle ruins , east of Wolfhagen
- Igelsburg castle ruins , in the eastern municipality of Dörnberg
- Malsburg castle ruins , north of Zierenberg-Rangen
- Rodersen castle ruins , north of Wolfhagen
- Schartenberg castle ruins , north of Zierenberg-Rangen
- Schauenburg castle ruins , near Schauenburg-Hoof
- Kugelsburg , near Volkmarsen (just outside the park)
- Löwenburg , in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe near Kassel
- Weidelsburg , near Ippinghausen
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Monastery:
- Hasungen Monastery , above Burghasungen
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Lock:
- Elberberg Castle , in Naumburg-Elbenberg
- Escheberg Castle , in Zierenberg-Escheberg
- Laar Castle , in Zierenberg-Laar
- Riede Castle , in Bad Emstal-Riede
- Wilhelmshöhe Castle , in the Wilhelmshöhe Mountain Park near Kassel
Megalithic tombs, ramparts and urban desertification
In the nature park there are megalithic tombs , ramparts and urban desolations :
- Ring wall at the Altenburg castle ruins near Niedenstein
- Ring wall on the Bilstein ( Langenberge )
- Ringwall on the Burgberg (Langenberge)
- Ringwall on the Hohen Dörnberg
- Landsberg urban desert , north of Wolfhagen and south of Ehringen
- Stone chamber grave of Züschen , megalithic grave near Fritzlar-Züschen
Habichtswald Nature Park Center
The Habichtswald Nature Park Center is a visitor and information center on Hohen Dörnberg , which was opened on August 9, 2009 below the Helfenstein in the area of the former Dörnberg youth farm . The center provides information about the nature park and its natural, historical and geological conditions as well as about leisure and event offers in the area of the nature park.
Excursion destinations outside the park
Just outside the nature park are the following sights, among others:
mountains
In the Habichtswald Nature Park there are in particular the mountains of the Habichtswälder Bergland with the Hohen Habichtswald , the Langenberge , the natural area Dörnberg and Schreckenberge , the Hinterhabichtswälder Kuppen and the Malsburger Wald ; in addition, there are singularities of the Ostwaldecker peripheral depressions ( Isthaberg , Elsbergrücken and Weidelsberg ) as well as some elevations of the eastern Waldecker Wald in the nature park.
→ Main article: List of mountains and elevations of the Habichtswald Nature Park
The mountains and elevations and their foothills in the nature park include - sorted by height in meters (m) above sea level (NHN):
- Tall grass (614.8 m; High Habichtswald); with observation tower and mountain restaurant Hohes Gras
- Great Bear Mountain (600.7 m); heavily forested; with observation tower Bärenberg tower
- Essigberg (597.5 m; High Habichtswald); with the telecommunications tower Habichtswald
- Large cairn (597.0 m; High Habichtswald); heavily forested
- Hoher Dörnberg (578.7 m); with large ring wall; hardly forested; good prospect
- Ahrensberg (approx. 570 m; High Habichtswald); Bauna spring is located on the southern slope
- Großer Gudenberg (568.7 m; on the Großer Bärenberg); heavily forested; with castle ruins Gudenberg on the Great Gudenberg
- Ziegenkopf (564.7 m; High Habichtswald); with source of Drusel ; until 1980 location of a wooden ski jump
- Schwengeberg (556.7 m; Langenberge ); heavily forested; highest mountain in the Langenberge
- Elfbuchen (535 m; High Habichtswald); heavily forested, with an observation tower towered over by trees (platform: 551.3 m above sea level )
- Kleiner Gudenberg (531.8 m; on the Großer Bärenberg); heavily forested; with Gudenberg castle ruins on the Kleiner Gudenberg
- Karlsberg (526.2 m; High Habichtswald); Hercules location in Kassel at a height of 515 m
- Isthaberg (523.1 m); heavily forested Inselberg
- Burgberg (Schauenburg) (499.9 m); steep mountain with the ruins of the Schauenburg castle
- Weidelsberg (492.3 m); Inselberg with the Weidelsburg
- Burghasunger Berg (479.7 m); Table Mountain with an unwooded plateau, formerly with Hasungen Monastery ; good prospect
- Hohlestein (476.6 m; east of the Hohe Dörnberg); Cult place with ring wall
- Junkerkopf (466.0 m); north of the Silver Lake; with castle ruins Igelsburg
- Falkenstein (461.9 m); east-northeast of Bad Emstal; with Falkenstein castle ruins
- Bilstein (approx. 460 m; Langenberge); with ring wall
- Altenburg (450.7 m); with Altenburg castle ruins
- Burgberg (Baunatal) (439.6 m; Langenberge); with ring wall
- Brasselsberg (434.2 m; High Habichtswald); with Bismarck tower ; good view u. a. over Kassel
- Hangar stone (418.5 m); wooded, with hangar stone lake
- Baunsberg (413.4 m; High Habichtswald); the heavily forested local mountain of Baunatal
- Heiligenberg (380.0 m) with Ziegenrück (318.2 m) and the giant stone
- Ofenberg (372.5 m); wooded, near Wolfhagen, location of the Ofenberg tower
- Helfenberg (366.2 m); unwooded, near Wolfhagen, site of the former Helfenberg Castle
- Festberg (330 m); near Wolfhagen, with NSG Festberg near Phillipinenthal
- Firnskuppe (313.9 m; High Habichtswald); heavily forested mountain northwest of Kassel-Harleshausen
- Schützeberg (277.2 m); Elevation with a few trees northeast of Wolfhagen
Waters
The Habichtswald Nature Park includes these bodies of water :
Flowing waters
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Still waters
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Localities
These localities are located in or near the Habichtswald Nature Park :
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traffic
The Habichtswald Nature Park is well connected to traffic:
Car: The A 44 , which cuts the park diagonally from northwest to southeast, can be left at the Breuna , Zierenberg (B 251) and Kassel- Bad Wilhelmshöhe (B 520) junctions . In addition to sections of federal highways 251 and 520 , which run in a west-east direction within the park, there are also sections of the B 450 and the German half-timbered and German fairy tale route .
Railway: The Kassel – Warburg railway line runs from Kassel main station with stops in the Kassel districts of Kirchditmold and Harleshausen to Vellmar . There the Volkmarsen – Vellmar-Obervellmar railway branches off (with the stations and stops Vellmar-Obervellmar , Heckershausen , Weimar , Fürstenwald , Zierenberg , Oberelsungen , Altenhasungen and Wolfhagen ), and it continues outside the park area to Volkmarsen with a connection to the Upland . Trains and the RegioTram Kassel run through the northern park area on both railway lines .
In Kassel, near the Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe train station, the 33.4 km long Kassel – Naumburg railway (popularly known as the Naumburger Kleinbahn ) begins , on which the Hessencourrier runs, a museum railway that runs through Baunatal to the southern part of the park and through the communities of Schauenburg and Bad Emstal and through the city of Naumburg . On the way, the route, which is now only used by museum trains, can be left at the stations in Schauenburg, Bad Emstal and Naumburg (the terminus). A ride on the Hessencourrier can be easily combined with a bike tour on the Hessencourrier cycle path mentioned below:
Bus and tram: The park can be easily reached by bus and tram, especially from Kassel, because the routes either lead up to the park or even lead up to the highest regions of the Hohe Habichtswald , so that you can drive to Hercules and other destinations . Some of the tram tracks merge with those of the aforementioned RegioTram Kassel .
Bicycle: Several cycle paths lead through the park . For example, its southern part can be explored on the Hessencourrier cycle path , which is around 42 km long and exceeds the route length of the Hessencourrier (see section railway ). A bike tour on this route can easily be combined with a Hessencourrier trip.
Hiking trails: In addition to many paths and walking trails, sections of some hiking trails lead through the park, such as: Baunapfad , Bonifatiusweg , Ederseeweg , Fulda-Diemel-Weg , Habichtswaldsteig , Herkulesweg , Kassel-Steig , Löwenweg , Märchenlandweg and student path .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b map services ( memento of the original from December 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the BfN
- ↑ Useful information about the Habichtswald Nature Park at naturpark-habichtswald.de
- ↑ Habichtswald Nature Park Center at naturpark-habichtswald.de
- ↑ Description of the Hessencourrier Cycle Path ( Memento of the original from November 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on hb-internetservice.de
Web links
- Habichtswald Nature Park (official homepage)