Niederweidbach basin

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The Niederweidbach basin , also known as Hohenahr in terms of landscape , is a hilly valley basin in the southern center of the Gladenbacher Bergland in the Lahn-Dill district , Central Hesse . It encompasses the catchment area of ​​the upper reaches of the Aar and also houses the Aartalsee in its northwest .

Within the natural area of the Westerwald (main unit group 32), the Gladenbacher Bergland (main unit 320), the Niederweidbach basin forms the natural area 320.13.

Limits

To the north, the Niederweidbach basin is bounded by the ridge of the Zollbuche , to the west by the Hörre , south by the Krofdorf-Königsberger Forst and to the east by the watershed between the Aar and Salzböde and the Salzbödetal .

places

The Niederweidbacher pool includes all the districts of the municipality Hohenahr (except the narrowly in Krofdorf King Forst location Hohensolms ) and, in the extreme north, the Bisch Open districts Niederweidbach , Rossbach and Wilsbach .

This municipality-technical division into a smaller north and a larger south part also takes place through the mountain forest running in east-west direction and the Aartalsee .

Tiny, uninhabited parts of the basin at the eastern interface to the Salzbödetal belong to the Marburg- Biedenkopf district and the Gießen district .

mountains

In its interior, apart from the mountain forest, the Niederweidbach basin has hardly any independent elevations. These are mainly located at the eastern interface to the Salzbödetal and tower over the valley floor by less than 100 m.

  • Bergwald-Ostgipfel (389 m) - east of the Bergwald
  • Dennberg (387 m) - at the northeastern interface to the Salzbödetal
  • Talberg (approx. 385 m) - center of the mountain forest
  • Eichenhardt (376 m) - extreme southeast, east of Erda
  • Nameless mountain (374 m) - foothills of the customs beech between Niederweidbach and Roßbach; View thanks to clearing
  • Bergwald-Westgipfel (343 m) - west of the mountain forest, east of the Aartalsee

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