Siegerland (natural area)
The Siegerland is a natural area located on both sides of the upper reaches of the Sieg and mainly consists of its catchment area in the southwest of North Rhine-Westphalia and in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate . Its location deviates somewhat to the west from the historic Siegerland after which it is named.
The Siegerland is part of the natural spatial main unit group 33 (= D38) Süderbergland and represents the main unit 331 there.
Location and limits
The Siegerland is located in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district and in the extreme (northern) east of the Altenkirchen district . To the east it is enclosed in a semicircle by the western edge of the Rothaargebirge (main unit 333) with the Kindelsberg in the north and the Kalteiche in the south, to the north-west it borders on the southern Sauerland uplands (336 2 ) and to the west on the Mittelieg-Bergland (330). To the south, in the Hohen Westerwald (322), the center of gravity of another main unit group of the Rhenish Slate Mountains , the Westerwald (32), joins.
Natural structure
The Siegerland is structured as follows:
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(to 33 Süderbergland )
- 331 Siegerland
- 331.0 Northern Winner Countries Bergland
- 331.00 Littfelder Grund
- 331.01 Northern Siegen Mountains
- 331.02 Freudenberger Bergland
- 331.03 Siegener Kessel
- 331.04 Southern Siegener Bergland
- 331.1 Hilchenbacher Winkel
- 331.2 Siegquellbergland ( Siegerländer Rothaar-Vorhöhen )
- 331.3 Hellerbergland ( Südsiegerländer Bergland )
- 331.30 Northern Hellerbergland
- 331.31 Mittleres Hellertal (with open ground)
- 331.32 Southern Hellerbergland
- 331.4 Niederschelden-Betzdorfer Siegtal
- 331.5 Gable Forest
- 331.0 Northern Winner Countries Bergland
- 331 Siegerland
landscape
The winning country is the source hollows landscape of victory and also western incline of the Rothaar and Northern Slope of the High Westerwald . Through the side valleys of the Sieg tributaries, the area is divided into plumage .
The landscape is cut centrally by the Siegen Basin with the Siegen - Kreuztal agglomeration area on the Sieg and Ferndorfbach valleys . North of the Ferndorfbach, in the so-called Hilchenbacher Winkel , the landscape flows smoothly into the Rothaargebirge. To the south-west of this, the Siegerland Rothaar Vorhöhen , also directly covering the Rothaargebirge, adjoin, which is also called Siegquellbergland, and to the south-west of the Siegtal between Netphen and Deuz .
Between the core Siegerland and the Westerwald as well as the Mittelieg-Bergland in the southwest, the Hellerbergland and Giebelwald push a barrier that the Sieg in the Niederschelden-Betzdorf Siegtal breaks through at around 200 m . Further south, the Heller breaks through this barrier and divides “their” mountainous region into a north and a south part. The latter flows in relief to the south into the High Westerwald and almost reaches its heights.
The Freudenberger Bergland in the west merges into the Morsbacher Bergland to the west and the Oberbigge plateau to the north .
The Siegerland is predominantly forested (especially beech and spruce mixed forest) and only in the valleys is partly used for agriculture.
geology
As part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains , the geologically older parts bear slate , the younger sandstone , which is mostly covered with brown earth .
mountains
The highest mountains of the historic Siegerland are in the western part of the Rothaargebirge, the highest of the natural Siegerland in the western foothills of the southern part of this low mountain range in the Siegerland Rothaar foothills . There are also heights of over 600 m in the southern Hellerbergland , which flows in relief into the High Westerwald .
The mountains and elevations include - with height in meters (m) above mean sea level (NHN):
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Rivers
The Siegerland tributaries of the Sieg with a catchment area of at least 10 km² are sorted downstream:
| Surname | Inflow side |
Length ( km ) |
Catchment area ( km² ) |
Discharge ( MQ ) ( m³ / s ) |
section | Headwaters | Natural space |
Places (downstream) (*: estuary) |
DGKZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werthenbach | Left | 9.7 | 27.7 | Top win 1 | Ederkopf-Lahnkopf back | 333.0 | Deuz * | 272-12 | |
| Obernau | right | 6.3 | 14.9 | Top win 1 | Siegerland Red-haired Vorhöhen | 331.? | Netphen * | 272-134 | |
| Netphe | right | 10.8 | 17.2 | Top win 1 | Ederkopf-Lahnkopf back | 333.0 | Netphen * | 272-136 | |
| Dreisbach | right | 14.3 | 26.1 | Top win 1 | Siegerland Red-haired Vorhöhen | 331.? | Dreis-Tiefenbach * | 272-138 | |
| Top win 1 | not applicable | 22.5 | 134.2 | 2.46 | Top win 2 | Ederkopf-Lahnkopf back | Netphen , Weidenau * | 272 | |
| Ferndorfbach | right | 24.3 | 153.2 | 3.28 | Top win 2 | western Rothaargebirge | 333.? | Hilchenbach , Kreuztal , Weidenau * | 272-14 |
| Top win 2 | not applicable | 22.5 | 290.6 | 5.74 | Top win 3 | + western Rothaargebirge | Weidenau * | 272 | |
| White | Left | 18.3 | 71.5 | Top win 3 | Cold oak (with Haincher Höhe) | 333.0 | Wilgersdorf , Siegen * | 272-16 | |
| Alche | right | 11.5 | 23.6 | Top win 3 | Freudenberger Bergland | 331.? | Alchen , Seelbach , Siegen * | 272-174 | |
| Eisernbach | Left | 13.4 | 25.0 | Top win 3 | Cold oak (with Haincher Höhe) | 333.0 | Wilnsdorf , Eisern , Eiserfeld * | 272-176 | |
| Gosenbach | right | 3.3 | 11.5 | Top win 3 | Freudenberger Bergland | 331.? | Gosenbach , Niederschelden * | 272-178 | |
| Top win 3 | not applicable | 33.9 | 446.21 | 8.00 | Top win 4 | + Kern-Siegerland + cold oak (with Haincher Höhe) | Siegen , Niederschelden * | 272 | |
| Asdorf | right | 20.7 | 77.8 | Top win 4 | Freudenberger Bergland | 331.? | Freudenberg , Niederfischbach , churches * | 272-18 | |
| Brighter | Left | 30.2 | 204.2 | 3.82 | Top win 4 | Cold oak (with Haincher Höhe) | 333.0 | Burbach , Neunkirchen , Herdorf , Betzdorf * | 272-2 |
| Top win 4 | not applicable | 57.4 | 761.3 | 16.3 | Mean victory | + High Westerwald | Mudersbach , Brachbach , Kirchen , Betzdorf * | 272 |
See also
- Süderbergland (unity)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Bürgener: Geographical Land Survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 110 Arnsberg. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1969. → Online map (PDF; 6.1 MB)
- ↑ Heinz Fischer: Geographical Land Survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 124 Siegen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1972. → Online map (PDF; 4.1 MB)
- ↑ Landscape profile of the large landscape 33 Süderbergland of the landscape information system of the nature conservation administration Rhineland-Palatinate ( notes )
- ↑ Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
- ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: regional plan for the Siegen-Wittgenstein and Olpe districts ), Arnsberg district government (PDF; 478 kB)
- ↑ Natural area table with area information from the State Office for the Environment, Water Management and Trade Inspectorate Rhineland-Palatinate (PDF; 250 kB)
- ↑ Designation in the SI / OE regional plan, the above name corresponds to the naming from Blatt Siegen
- ↑ Siegerland landscape profile of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ History and future of the forest in Siegerland, taking into account the local conditions , Working Group on Forest Site and Vegetation Science (PDF; 1.49 MB)
- ↑ a b Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
- ↑ Water Management Administration Rhineland-Palatinate - data via GeoExplorer
- ↑ Natural area codes shortened to one decimal place for sorting reasons!
- ↑ For the sake of better sortability, hyphens have been introduced depending on the 272 ("victory").
Web links
- Geopaths for Google Earth (kmz) of the Siegerland with rivers, mountains, borders and neighboring natural areas ( download area )
Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 12 ″ N , 8 ° 1 ′ 12 ″ E