Selb-Wunsiedler hill country

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Selb-Wunsiedler hill country
Systematics according to Bavarian State Office for the Environment
Main unit group 39 →
Thuringian-Franconian low mountain range
4th order region
(main unit)		 395 →
Selb-Wunsiedler plateau
5th order region 395-A →
Selb-Wunsiedler hill country
Natural area characteristics
Landscape type Submontane low mountain plateau
Highest peak Valetsberg hill ( 682  m )
Geographical location
Coordinates 50 ° 5 '53.6 "  N , 12 ° 5' 21.9"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 5 '53.6 "  N , 12 ° 5' 21.9"  E
Sub-natural areas of the Fichtelgebirge according to LfU
Sub-natural areas of the Fichtelgebirge according to LfU
circle District of Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge , District of Tirschenreuth
state Bavaria
Country Germany

With ler Selb-Wunsied (s) hill country is a natural spatial subunit (395-A) of the main unit Selb-Wunsiedler plateau (395) in the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel to minimal proportions ( Waldershof ) in the Upper Palatinate district Tirschenreuth referred.

Systematics

The natural spatial main unit of the Selb-Wunsiedler plateau (395) was identified as a sub-unit of the main unit group Thuringian-Franconian low mountain range (39) in the work on the manual of the natural spatial structure of Germany . However, since sheets 142 Plauen (South) and 154/155 Bayreuth were never published in the refined structure 1: 200,000 , there was no refinement of this structure until the 2010s.

In the meantime, however, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation had published landscape profiles in which the main unit 395 was split up into its core area (also referred to by the BfN as Selb-Wunsiedler plateau ') and the Selber Forest .

In the meantime, the Bavarian State Office for the Environment has broken down all natural areas in Bavaria based on the main units, which may contain a further sub-level - i.e. up to the 5th level. Since there is no further refinement, the main units are not followed by any decimal places, but the code numbers of the sub-natural areas are provided with a letter after them. For the Selb-Wunsiedler plateau, LfU largely took over the division of the BfN, but chose the local name for the core area, which differs from the name of the main unit. The Selb-Wunsiedler Hügelland as the first of two sub-units received the code letter A.

Location and limits

The Selb-Wunsiedler hill country is framed to the northwest, southwest and southeast by the horseshoe of the High Fichtelgebirge (394), from the northeast the Selber Forest (395-B) enters like a peninsula . Hohenberg on the Eger is located in the north-east ; here the landscape continues beyond the Eger to the Czech Republic. On the southeast edge of the Lausnitzer Randberge (394-D), the (natural) Steinwald (394-C) and the Pilgramsreuther Sattel (394-B) are (from northeast to southwest) Schirnding , Arzberg , Marktredwitz and Waldershof . The two last-mentioned places to the northwest already meet the Kosseine massif as part of the western and northern ridge of the Hohe Fichtelgebirge (394-A, "actual" Hohes Fichtelgebirge) and protrude like a peninsula into the mountain range. To the west beyond the Kössein massif lie Wunsiedel , Tröstau and Weißenstadt on the southwest edge . Kirchenlamitz is on the northwestern edge , and Schönwald and Selb in the far north . Between Hohenberg and Selb, the Selber Forest protrudes from the northeast into the plateau, but all core locations of the municipalities of the district of Wunsiedel are in the hill country (see #Places ).

geology

Geologically , the hill country consists essentially of granite . The history of its orogeny begins in the Precambrian about 750–800 million years ago - almost 20% of the earth's history is covered by the mountains, which only applies to a few of the still existing rump mountains . The Selb-Wunsiedler plateau is often interspersed with basalt cones .

mountains

Valetsberg lies on the highest elevation in the Selb-Wunsiedler hill country ( 682  m above sea level ) .

Waters

Practically all streams of the Selb-Wunsiedler plateau, especially those of the Selb-Wunsiedler hill country, drain through the upper Eger, which flows to the northeast . The Röslau drains the south and the Selb in particular to the north . The Eger finally leaves Germany at 443  m above sea level. NHN , near the Röslaum estuary. This is the lowest (German) point of the natural area, but not of the Fichtelgebirge.

An exception is the Lamitz , which, after flowing through Kirchenlamitz (and Niederlamitz) , crosses the Waldsteingebirge , i.e. the northwestern part of the Fichtelgebirge-Horseshoe, and finally flows into the Saale . It leaves the plateau at about 550  m above sea level. NHN . The larger part of Schönwald is also outside the Eger catchment area . This drains via the Perlenbach to Schwesnitz , which also flows into the upper Saale.

Localities

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Buildings

Tower and fortifications of Hohenberg Castle on the Eger

Hohenberg Castle

The castle Hohenberg is the best preserved castle in the Fichtel Mountains. It forms a hexagon with three round and two angular towers and the outer bailey. The battlements have also been partially preserved. In the castle courtyard are the ducal house from 1666 (former hunting lodge from the Markgraves), escort pillars and a stone grain mason from the Hohenstaufen era.

Thierstein Castle

The castle Thierstein is a ruined castle on a mountain spur above the village Thierstein. The castle ruins, visible from afar, are a popular tourist destination; From the preserved keep you can enjoy a wonderful all-round view of the entire interior of the Fichtelgebirge up to the Egerland.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Emil Meynen , Josef Schmithüsen (Ed.): Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany . Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Remagen / Bad Godesberg 1953–1962 (9 deliveries in 8 books, updated map 1: 1,000,000 with main units 1960).
  2. ↑ Landscape profiles of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  3. ^ Regional structure of Bavaria by the LfU
  4. ↑ a b BayernAtlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )
  5. ↑ The Weißmain leaves the southwest of the Fichtelgebirge at just over 400  m above sea level. NHN .

cards

  • Fritsch hiking map 1: 50,000 Fichtelgebirge-Steinwald

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