Upper Saale Valley

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The Upper Saale Valley is a landscape in the Thuringian Slate Mountains-Obere Saale Nature Park and a natural sub-unit of the Thuringian Slate Mountains . The landscape encompasses the upper reaches of the Saale from its crossing over the border of the Free States of Bavaria and Thuringia near Hirschberg to the exit from the Thuringian slate mountains near Kauslsdorf - Weischwitz near the urban area of Saalfeld / Saale .

landscape

Hohenwarte reservoir

The valley of the Saale meanders roughly in a north-westerly direction, from the crossing over the state border in an arc from north-westerly to south-westerly directions to the end point of the Rennsteig and thus the most easterly point of the Hohe Schiefergebirge near Blankenstein , from there along the western edge of the Bergaer saddle mainly to North and further north approximately from the area of ​​the confluence of the Wisenta rather in western directions. In the upper part it flows through the south of the Saale-Orla district , further north through the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt . A large part of the valley is made up of five reservoirs, the Saale Cascade . The two large reservoirs Bleiloch and Hohenwarte also bear the name "Thuringian Sea". Numerous campsites as well as a well-signposted network of hiking trails and attractive viewpoints characterize this region as a recreational area. Variations of the elements forest, water and rock determine the course of the Saale. The uniqueness and the special natural beauty of the Saale valley attract visitors.

An interesting geological attraction is the stone rose near Saalburg-Ebersdorf on the Bleiloch reservoir. In other places, the Saale has retained its character as a river and winds like a blue ribbon around the mountains. The dry, warm climate and the partly open rocks create living conditions for warmth-loving animal and plant species. Along the banks of the Saale there are small old towns that were created through the use of water power for hammer mills and that, due to the limited space, could never expand and have retained their original character.

Natural classification

The Upper Saale Valley cuts through the East Thuringian-Vogtland plateau , or divides the plateau into a western part, bordering the Schwarza-Sormitz area , and an eastern part, extending to the valley of the White Elster . The difference in height between the plateau and the valley floor is often 300 m and more. In the manual of the natural spatial structure of Germany or in subsequent subdivisions by the BfN , the region is assigned to the main unit group Vogtland, the purely inner- Thuringian structure The natural areas of Thuringia of the TLUG in turn summarizes all of the mentioned landscapes to the coherence of the Thuringian Mountains . In the main subdivisions, however, both subdivisions roughly match.

The parts of the Thuringian Slate Mountains are naturally allocated as follows:

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Walter Hiekel, Frank Fritzlar, Andreas Nöllert and Werner Westhus: The natural spaces of Thuringia . Ed .: Thuringian State Institute for Environment and Geology (TLUG), Thuringian Ministry for Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Environment . 2004, ISSN  0863-2448 . → Natural area map of Thuringia (TLUG) - PDF; 260 kB → Maps for each district (TLUG) - TLUG does not use any code numbers!

  2. ^ E. Meynen and J. Schmithüsen : Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany - Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Remagen / Bad Godesberg 1953–1962 (9 deliveries in 8 books, updated map 1: 1,000,000 with main units 1960)
  3. ↑ Various authors: Geographical Land Survey: The natural spatial units in single sheets (per map 1: 200,000 and paperback; → maps ) - Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1959–1987; Registration by single sheets due to non-appearance of the sheets Plauen (north) , Plauen (south) and Bayreuth very incomplete!
    • Sheet 141: Coburg (H. Späth 1987)
  4. ^ Name from sheet Coburg; in the manual itself still referred to as "Thuringian Slate Mountains"
  5. ↑ The division into the Hohes Thuringian Slate Mountains and the Schwarza-Sormitz area is more recent and roughly corresponds to the structure in The Natural Spaces of Thuringia , whereby the Schwarza-Sormitz area does not include the parts mapped on the individual sheets.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ 35 ″  N , 11 ° 40 ′ 35 ″  E