Schöllkrippen Forest
The Schöllkrippen forest is a 17.48 km² community-free area in the district of Aschaffenburg and is located in the northern part of the Bavarian Spessart . The area is completely wooded . The forest is not to be confused with the same name nearby district of the municipality Sommerkahl .
geography
location
The area is located east of the eponymous market Schöllkrippen on the slopes of Eselshöhe . The highest point is the Spindelberg at 520 m above sea level. NN . The Reuschberg (415 m) rises in the western part, near the top of which there is a prominent transmission mast. In the area are two enclaves of Sommerkahl .
Neighboring communities
Community Kleinkahl |
Wiesener Forst (community-free area) |
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Schöllkrippen market |
Community Heinrichsthal |
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Community Sommerkahl |
Sailaufer Forst (municipality-free area) |
Heinrichsthaler Forst (municipality-free area) |
mountains
Mountain peaks that are completely in the Schöllkrippen forest are (sorted by height):
- Spindelberg (520 m)
- Hochkopf (496 m)
- Geiershöhe (490 m)
- Laudenberg (478 m)
- Sommerberg (466 m)
- Mount of Olives (461 m)
- Kramersberg (428 m)
- Stutz (422 m)
- Reuschberg (414 m)
Culture and sights
- On the summit of the Reuschberg is the Altenburg castle stables , a medieval hilltop castle that is no longer preserved.
- In the northern part of the area is the Kleinkahlquelle , one of the larger stratified springs in the Spessart.
- At the Röderhof there is a former sandstone quarry ( geotope ) that has been designated a natural monument .
- In the north of the Schöllkrippen forest is the renatured Kafloos spring .
natural reserve
The following nature reserves are partly in the area of the Schöllkrippen forest:
- Sommergrund amphibious reserve (NSG-00232.01)
- Speckkahl amphibious site (NSG-00187.01)
traffic
The district roads AB 19 from Vormwald to Engländer , the AB 20 ( Spessart-Höhenstraße ) and the district road AB 2 from Edelbach to Heinrichsthal run through the Schöllkrippen forest .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Area information at www.destatis.de, as of December 31, 2018 , accessed on August 1, 2020.
Web links
- Community-free area Schöllkrippener Forst in OpenStreetMap (accessed on August 24, 2017)
Coordinates: 50 ° 5 '30.2 " N , 9 ° 17' 58.8" E