Paradiestal (Upper Franconia)
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 The Paradise Valley in May 2008 |
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| location | Stadelhofen and Koenigsfeld , Bamberg District , Upper Franconia , Bavaria , Germany | |
| Waters | In the southern area, a short right branch of the Wiesent (approx. 400 m long) | |
| Mountains | Northern Franconian Jura , Northern Franconian Alb | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 59 ′ 6 ″ N , 11 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Dry valley | |
| rock | Malm δ | |
| height | 421 to 445 m above sea level NN | |
| length | 4.2 km | |
| flora | Coniferous and mixed forests as well as open pastures | |
| use | Tourist use | |
| particularities | Numerous challenging climbing rocks | |
The Paradise Valley is a small, about 4.2 km long left tributary of the Wiesent tals in the north of Franconia Jura . Most of it belongs to the municipality of Stadelhofen , the southern end to the municipality of Königsfeld , both in the Bamberg district in Bavaria . The valley lies in the northernmost part of the Franconian Alb and is traversed in the southern foothills by a short, approximately 400-meter-long right branch of the Wiesent . It is uninhabited and undeveloped and is especially popular with hikers and climbers . It lies entirely in the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park and is considered to be one of the most beautiful valleys in Franconian Switzerland .
Geography and description
The Paradiestal begins about 1.5 km southwest of Stadelhofen at an altitude of about 445 m above sea level. NN, runs in north-south direction and flows after about 4.2 km at 421 m above sea level. NN in the Wiesent valley.
At first, the valley runs relatively straight with a few smaller bends over about 1.6 km from north-northwest in south-southeast direction . In this section of the valley are the Langerstein rock formations with the rain retention basin in front , Hinterer Paradiestalwächter, Wüstenstein, Parasol and Zigeunerstube. The valley course then describes a large S-curve before it runs again in a north-south direction. About 1.4 km before the mouth of the valley is the “Blue Sea” ( 49 ° 58 ′ 48.3 ″ N , 11 ° 11 ′ 23.6 ″ E ), a small karst spring bordered by a rock wall , which extends through its turquoise blue color. Down the valley there is still the Silberwand rock and the nostril rock, behind which the valley ends about 500 m further. For more information on the rocks, see the table below.
geology
The Paradiestal runs completely through the Frankeldolomitschichten of the Malm-δ . Since it is a dry valley , no water flows permanently through the Paradiestal, as through other dry valleys of the Franconian Alb since the last Ice Age . The valley floor is covered by sedimentary rocks. The Bavarian State Office for the Environment classifies the valley as a generally geoscientifically significantly and geoscientific value as a valuable one.
List of rock formations in Paradise Valley
The table gives an overview of the most striking rock formations in Paradiestal (not complete!). The order corresponds to the position of the objects in the north-south direction of the valley.
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| Langerstein | 18th | Rock massif with a spherical tip in the northern area and a rain retention basin in front of it | 49 ° 59 ′ 49.3 " N , 11 ° 10 ′ 52" E |
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| Sermon chair | 2 | Rock tower with summit cross; reminiscent of a pulpit | 49 ° 59 '39.1 " N , 11 ° 11' 1.6" E |
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| Rear Guardian of Paradise Valley | 13 | Thin rock needle with a rounded, larger finish | 49 ° 59 '36.7 " N , 11 ° 11' 8.2" E |
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| Goose parlor | 10 | Rock wall with three small caves | 49 ° 59 '36.1 " N , 11 ° 11' 4.9" E |
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| Desert stone | 28 | Solid rock face with vertical and partly overhanging or collapsing front and plateau end. The rock is accessible by over 20 climbing routes and offers a great panoramic view of Wölkendorf, Gräfenhäusling and Wattendorf. According to a legend, there was a castle on the desert stone in the Middle Ages. At the foot there is a small cave, in which, according to stories, the people of Stadelhofen hid their church bells in times of war. In the heart of the cave, which is also known as the devil's hole, according to another legend, the devil is said to be sitting on a gold pot. | 49 ° 59 ′ 24.4 " N , 11 ° 11 ′ 15" E | [1] |
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| parasol | 3 | Mushroom-shaped rock tower with a narrow shaft and protruding head | 49 ° 59 '22.4 " N , 11 ° 11' 23.9" E |
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| Gypsy room | 10 | Cave at the foot of a bulging rock tower with a partly overhanging front, made accessible by 5 climbing routes | 49 ° 59 ′ 18.3 " N , 11 ° 11 ′ 11.5" E | [2] |
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| Silver wall or yellow wall | 15th | Large rock face with a vertical to heavily overhanging front, made accessible by twelve climbing routes | 49 ° 58 '43.4 " N , 11 ° 11' 22.7" E | [3] |
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| Dachstein or turtle | 12 | Heavily overhanging rock spur with six climbing routes | 49 ° 58 '39.9 " N , 11 ° 11' 34.4" E | [4] |
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| Bearing stone | 18th | Rock tower with vertical to slightly overhanging wall and a climbing route | 49 ° 58 '37.4 " N , 11 ° 11' 45.4" E | [5] |
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| Nostril rocks | 22nd | Heavily jagged rock face with vertical, partly overhanging and partly sloping front and six climbing routes | 49 ° 58 '44.3 " N , 11 ° 11' 24.4" E | [6] |
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| Front Guardian of Paradise | 12 | Vertical rock face on the hiking trail through the valley, made accessible with 9 climbing routes | 49 ° 58 '28.6 " N , 11 ° 11' 38.2" E | [7] |
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Flora and fauna
flora
The Paradiestal has a diverse vegetation. The valley floor is free of forest and covered by meadows and dry grass . The slopes are covered with deciduous , coniferous and mixed forests, with some open areas covered by dry grass or juniper heather . In the forests there are large deposits of edible mushrooms such as porcini mushrooms , chanterelles and curly cluck . At the edges of the forest u. a. the daphne . On the open space can be found, among others, clover , meadow sage , buttercup , thrifts , wild carrots and forest strawberries .
fauna
The animal world in Paradiestal does not differ significantly from that of other forest areas in Upper Franconia. So there are insects and vertebrates on small mammals to songbirds such as the Golden Oriole or cuckoo , birds of prey and larger mammals such as red and black game numerous ways.
Settlement, population
The Paradiestal is uninhabited today and has no buildings apart from a rock cellar on the desert stone . The rock cellar served the Schrenker brewery in Stadelhofen as an ice and beer cellar from 1848 to 1920 and was renovated at the turn of the millennium on behalf of the brother of the former brewery owner. The half-cave Zigeunerstube is considered a prehistoric settlement.
Development, infrastructure and tourism
The Paradiestal is easily accessible from the north and south. Entry at the northern end is possible from two hiking parking lots south of Wölkendorf , the southern one from a hiking parking lot on Bundesstrasse 22 , not far from Treunitz. A signposted hiking trail leads through the valley with numerous optionally accessible branches and loops. In winter, groomed cross - country trails are created in the valley . Depending on the season, the valley is a popular destination for hikers, mushroom pickers, climbers and cross-country skiers.
literature
- Thomas Gunzelmann, Klaus Rupprecht: Wölkendorf - village "on the mountain" on the "way to paradise" , In: Josef Urban (ed.): Wölkendorf. The village - the chapel - the people. History for the 100th anniversary of the chapel . (= From the Main to the Jura; special issue 3). Eggolsheim 2005, pp. 11–49 ( online, PDF 3.6 MB )
- Dietrich Höllhuber, Wolfgang Kaul: Fränkische Schweiz , Carl Verlag, Nuremberg, 2004, ISBN 3-418-00397-4 , pp. 52–56
- Anette Köhler: Franconian Switzerland with Upper Maintal and Hersbrucker Switzerland , Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2009, ISBN 978-3-7633-4281-5 , pp. 38-40
- Karin Lorenzato: Fränkische Schweiz , ADAC-Verlag, Munich, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89905-800-0 , pp. 44-46
- Ulrich Röker: 1st franc. Northern Franconian Jura 1 , Immenstadt, 2011, ISBN 978-3-938680-16-2
- Sebastian Schwertner: 1st climbing guide Frankenjura , Köngen, 2014, ISBN 978-3-95611-015-3
- Bernhard Thum: Topoführer Frankenjura , self-published, Freising, 2010, ISBN 3-932064-03-8 , pp. 855-861
Web links
- Description and illustrated map of the Paradiestal , treunitz.de
- Photos of the sights in Paradiestal , naturpark-fraenkische-schweiz.de
- Hiking map Stadelhofen - Paradiestal - Steinfeld , stadelhofen-oberfranken.de (PDF; 3.4 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ute Fürböter: High rocks guard the Paradiestal , Nürnberger Zeitung, nordbayern.de, June 16, 2012, accessed on December 27, 2014
- ↑ a b c d Topographic map of Bavaria - Paradiestal near Stadelhofen , geoportal.bayern.de, accessed on December 27, 2014
- ↑ a b c d Paradiestal near Treunitz (PDF; 155 kB), lfu.bayern.de, accessed on December 27, 2014
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Info brochure Paradiestal - Oasis of calm , municipality Stadelhofen 2008
- ↑ a b map section Paradiestal , maps.google.de, accessed on December 27, 2014
- ↑ Gunzelmann (2005), p. 18
- ↑ a b Geological map of Bavaria 1: 25,000, map sheet 6033 Hollfeld, online: map sheet 6033 Hollfeld ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2015 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. , bestellen.bayern.de, accessed on December 27, 2014
- ↑ Experience the paradise in (s) a valley , hinterinsel.de, accessed on December 27, 2014
- ↑ Paradiestal - ... no trace of flooding / flooding ... , treunitz.de, accessed on December 27, 2014
- ↑ Abused breweries in Upper Franconia ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , fraenkische-brauereien.com, accessed on January 10, 2016 (PDF; 207 kB)
