Rümpfwald
The Rümpfwald is a wooded area in the Zwickau district in Saxony .
The approximately 750 hectare Rümpfwald lies between Lichtenstein , Mülsen , Niederlungwitz , Stangendorf , St. Egidien , Glauchau , Thurm and Voigtlaide . It is the second largest closed forest area in the Ore Mountains Basin .
While until the end of the 18th century the Rümpfwald consisted of beeches , oaks , alders and linden trees mainly of fir and white spruce , larches and spruces have been planted since then .
An excursion destination is hidden: the “Stone Cow”, a natural monument in the shape of an animal. It is a bulbous stone made of brown coal quartzite .
Since July 12, 1968, the Rümpfwald has partially the status of a landscape protection area ( Am Rümpfwald ).
In the Rümpfwalde the convalescent home was located for the district of the Glauchau i. Sa. with a post office.
Web links
- District office of the district of Zwickau: City of Glauchau: ND "Stone Cow" in the Rümpfforst. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
literature
- Between Mülsengrund, Stollberg and Zwönitztal (= values of our homeland . Volume 35). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1981.
Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 39 ″ N , 12 ° 34 ′ 46 ″ E