Schönfeld highlands
The Schönfelder Hochland is a plateau in Dresden . It is named after the Schönfeld part of the Dresden town of Schönfeld-Weißig, which is located in its center . Until about 1950, when Pillnitz according incorporated Dresden was the highlands as was Pillnitzer Elbplateau known.
location
The Schönfeld highlands are located in the east of the Saxon state capital. It extends over an area of about 45 square kilometers to the outskirts of the neighboring municipality of Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains .
Places in the Schönfeld highlands are the Schönfeld-Weißiger districts of Borsberg , Cunnersdorf , Eichbusch , Eschdorf , Gönnsdorf , Helfenberg , Krieschendorf , Malschendorf , Pappritz , Reitzendorf , Rockau , Rosinendörfchen , Rossendorf , Schönfeld , Schullwitz , Weißig and Zaschendorf . The Dresden district of Rochwitz , the Oberwachwitz location with the Dresden TV tower and the Quohren location belonging to the Bühlau district are also part of the landscape.
As part of the Radeberger Land , the Schönfeld highlands are part of the West Lusatian hills and mountains . This means that it is already part of the foothills of the Sudetes . It is located at heights above 250 m above sea level. NN on the Lausitzer Platte . The highest elevations are the Triebenberg in the southeast, at 383 m above sea level. NN at the same time the highest mountain in Dresden, and the Borsberg in the south with 361 m, followed by the 344 m high Napoleonstein between Weißig and Rossendorf.
The Dresden Elbe slopes, which run along the Lusatian Fault , delimit the highlands to the south and south-west and fall 200 meters into the Dresden Elbe basin as a steep terrain . In the northwest, the Schönfeld highlands merge with the Dresdner Heide near Weißig . The northern border roughly marks the flat meadow basin on the upper reaches of the Prießnitz . To the northeast is the Harthe , the forest area in which the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf is also located. The transitions to the east and south-east are flowing - here the terrain in the area around Schöne Höhe slopes gently towards Wesenitz .
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Flat, undulating to hilly areas are characteristic of the highlands, as well as the small, varied landscape structure with long ridges, low peaks and flat valleys. In the south-western peripheral areas, deep, narrow notch valleys cut into the plateau, in which streams flow with steep gradients into the Elbe . From northwest to southeast these are the Wachwitzgrund near Wachwitz , the Helfenberger Grund and Preßgrund near Niederpoyritz , the Keppgrund near Hosterwitz , the Vogel- and Friedrichsgrund near Pillnitz and the Tief Grund between Oberpoyritz and Graupa . The most important outflow to the east is the Schullwitzbach .
The wide fields and meadows are interrupted by village settlements, there is a lack of forest areas. Despite being part of the city of Dresden, the Schönfeld highlands are still characterized by agriculture. The usable area is about 2600 hectares. In the time of the GDR various LPGs farmed the area, today mainly the agricultural production company Schönfelder Hochland. Among other things, the Reitzendorf Small Farmers' Museum is based on rural tradition .
protection
Together with the Dresden Elbe slopes , parts of the Schönfeld highlands have been part of a coherent landscape protection area since July 4, 1974 .
Trivia
The local transport company Hochlandexpress , based in Weißig, and the Hochlandverlag Pappritz are named after the Schönfeld highlands . The former Dürrröhrsdorf – Weißig railway was also known as the Hochlandbahn and has now been expanded into a popular bicycle route. The Hochlandfest takes place every year, the local newspaper Hochland-Kurier appears monthly.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Kunath: History of the village of Schönfeld-Weißig. (No longer available online.) In: dresden.de. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011 ; accessed on January 6, 2015 . 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.
- ↑ Protected areas according to the Nature Conservation Act. (PDF; 331 kB) In: Environmental Atlas 04/2008. Environmental Office of the City of Dresden, pp. 2, 3 , accessed on January 6, 2015 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 30 " N , 13 ° 53 ′ 45" E