Schalkau plateau
| Schalkau plateau | |||
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| Alternative names | Schalkau Thuringian Forest Foreland | ||
| surface | 140 km² | ||
| Systematics according to | Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany | ||
| Greater region 2nd order | Low mountain range threshold | ||
| Main unit group | 39 → Thuringian-Franconian low mountain range |
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| 4th order region (main unit) |
Southern foreland of the Thuringian Forest | ||
| Natural space |
390.0 → Schalkau plateau |
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| Natural area characteristics | |||
| Landscape type | Hilly landscape | ||
| Highest peak | The semolina ( 566 m ) | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 23 '20.4 " N , 10 ° 57' 57.6" E | ||
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| circle | County Sonnenberg , Hildburghausen , Coburg | ||
| state | Thuringia , Bavaria | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
The Schalkau Plateau is a natural area on the south-western slope of the Thuringian Slate Mountains near Schalkau in southern Thuringia , and to a lesser extent in Upper Franconia , Bavaria. It is located in the triangle of cities Eisfeld - Sonneberg - Neustadt near Coburg .
Geomorphology and geology
The core landscape of the Schalkau Plateau is a small shell limestone plateau immediately southwest of the Thuringian Slate Mountains , which is cut in a north-south direction by the Itz and its tributaries Grümpen and Effelder . To the southeast, the shell limestone changes into red sandstone , to the west, on the Der Grieß mountain , directly into the even older rocks of the Rotliegend . Due to the rock crossings, the overall landscape is one of the most interesting karst areas between Rennsteig and Main.
The high elevations of the plateau are in the north at 500-531 m above sea level. NHN, southwest of Schalkau go even higher and reach the Grieß 566 m above sea level. NHN . The high areas are forested.
Continuations and mountains of witnesses
The core plateau and its foothills in Buntsandstein and Rotliegendem are bounded to the northwest by the upper reaches of the Werra and to the southeast by the Röden . Beyond northwest of the Werra valley, however, the shell limestone formation, which initially remains flat undulating, settles up to 577 m above sea level. NHN high Solaberg west of Poppenwind . To the southeast of the Röden, the red sandstone of the southeast plateau, which is interrupted at Rödental, is crossed by the 516 m above sea level. NHN high Zeugenberg Muppberg continued like an island.
Allocation according to TLUG
The Thuringian State Institute for Environment and Geology (TLUG) delimits the natural areas of Thuringia from the plateau to the northwest under the name Schalkauer Thuringian Forest Foreland in its inner- Thuringian structure, adding the shell limestone areas to the right of the Werra to Solaberg. This brings together an area of 129 km² within Thuringia alone.
Protected areas and sights
Various smaller nature reserves are located along the former border between the FRG and the GDR . Acid soils characterize the narrow, south-east running NSG Görsdorfer Heide southeast of Eisfeld, which merges west into the NSGe Magerrasen near Emstadt and Itzaue , Itztal and Effeldertal near Weißenbrunn in front of the forest and Effeldertal .
The Bleßberg Cave is located directly at the northern interface with the Thuringian Slate Mountains .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Profile of the Schalkau Plateau ( Memento of the original from January 8, 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. of the BfN
- ^ Heinz Späth: Geographical Land Survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 141 Coburg. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1987. → Online map (PDF, 5.0 MB)
- ↑ GeoViewer of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Raw Materials ( information )
- ↑ a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
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^ 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 by district (TLUG)
