Steigerwald
| Steigerwald | ||
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| Highest peak | Scheinberg ( 498.5 m above sea level ) | |
| location | Bavaria | |
| part of | Franconian Keuper-Lias-Landes | |
| Classification according to | Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 37 ′ N , 10 ° 17 ′ E | |
| Type | Low mountain range | |
| surface | 1,115.2 km² | |
The Steigerwald (named after the large Keuperplatte rising in the west of this landscape) is up to 498.5 m above sea level. NHN high low mountain range in the Bavarian - Franconian part of the southwest German step country between Schweinfurt in the northwest, Uffenheim in the southwest, Forchheim in the southeast and Bamberg in the northeast. It is part of the Keuperbergland and continues within it to the north across the Main through the Haßberge , to the south-southeast through the Frankenhöhe .
Surname
According to the Bamberg biologist Winfried Potrykus (1935–2014), Steigerwald is “probably derived from“ Steigirwald ”, which means an increasing height or forest on a towering but inaccessible area. The name Steigerwald appears for the first time in 1151 on a document from King Konrad III . and denotes a forest that meets the Ebrach monastery in the direction of Oberschwarzach . It can be assumed that this refers to the mountain forest adjacent to the Ebrach monastery to the northwest ”.
history
A prehistoric settlement of the cultural landscape can be proven in the Steigerwald foreland and on the eastern edge of the Ebrach-Aisch slope, near the Regnitz furrow. Even the first waves of the Franconian settlement in the 6th and 7th centuries and in the 8th to 10th centuries only partially penetrated the woodland of the Steigerwald. However, starting from the royal courts of Herzogenaurach, Langenzenn, Eltmann, Gerolzhofen and Riedfeld, which are located on the edge, an initial advance and little settlement activity, especially along the waterways, can be assumed. Around 1000 the largest part of the Steigerwald belonged to the Folcfelt (Volkfeld) east of Volkach and to the south-west adjoining Ratenzgowe (Radenzgau), both of which were ruled by the margraves of Schweinfurt . In addition, the area had a share in the Iffgau around Scheinfeld and the Ehegau near Sugenheim. The oldest note from the area, which is now called Steigerwald, appears in a document from Emperor Heinrich II. From 1023. In it, the emperor confers the wild bans (the high hunt) on the diocese of Würzburg . The places listed in this document roughly mark the area of today's Steigerwald.
After the old districts died out in the 14th century, the name changed. In 1317 it was said that Ebersberg Castle near Zell and the Großbach Forest near Hombeer were one of them. 1575 was an important year in which the still existing borders of the Steigerwald were first mentioned in a document during the negotiations of the Reich Chamber of Commerce in Speyer . The then controversial wild ban was negotiated. The Steigerwald therefore extended “from the Zabelstein up the Grund to Sand, then up the Main to Bamberg ; from there the wood up to the Eisch-Grund, this up to newen Hoff ( Neustadt an der Aisch ). From there on to Yphofen, from there to Castell and from there to the Zabelstein ”. The Frankish imperial knighthood also based these borders when they gave the Steigerwald area the constitution of a canton towards the end of the 15th century. In 1801 Bundschuh said: "The Steigerwald rises on the left bank of the Main, moves up towards Bamberg, further on the left bank of the Regnitz up to where the Aisch flows into the Regnitz ..."
According to the author Klarmann (1909), old places on the edge of the Steigerwald from the Carolingian era are Bamberg, Viereth , Eltmann , Donnersdorf , Wonfurt , Castell , Iphofen , Höchstadt and Windsheim . They belonged to the Volkfeld and the Radenzgau.
The favorable location above the Regnitz first prompted the ducal family of the Hedenen (718) and then the Babenbergs (800) to build a castle. After that, Emperor Heinrich II built the cathedral on this site. In more recent times, the author Scherzer referred to Franconia Bamberg with his Altenburg as belonging to the Steigerwald.
geography
Location and demarcation
The Steigerwald lies at the intersection of the administrative districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia, marked by the Dreifrankenstein . It is roughly between the cities of Bamberg , Schweinfurt , Würzburg and Nuremberg . In the north it is bounded by the course of the Main and in the northeast by the Regnitz . The border in the southeast is the Aisch , in the southwest a line from Marktbreit via Uffenheim to Bad Windsheim and in the west the Main.
The area extends over six districts, from the north clockwise, Haßberge , Bamberg , Erlangen-Höchstadt , Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim , Kitzingen and Schweinfurt .
The orographic Steigerwald , which, in addition to the actual Steigerwald, also includes its foreland, extends south of the Mittelmaintal to the Maindreieck and from west to east includes the gau landscapes of the Steigerwald foreland in front of the Steigerwald eaves , the steeply rising level of the Steigerwald eaves and the Steigerwald plateau sloping to the east. The Main Valley in the north, the Steigerwald eaves in the west and the Windsheim Bay in the southwest form a clearly perceptible border to the adjacent landscapes. The southern and eastern borders, on the other hand, are less noticeable. Here, the plateau of the Sandstone Keuper sloping to the east gradually drops and flows into the adjacent Aischgrund and the Bamberg Main and Regnitz valleys .
places
Well-known places in the Steigerwald
Highest places
| rank | place | Height (above sea level) | district |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Schwanberg | 474 m | Kitzingen |
| 2. | Friedrichsberg | 465 m | Kitzingen |
| 3. | Hof (Ebrach) | 448 m | Bamberg |
| 4th | Dürrnbuch | 442 m | Kitzingen |
| 5. | Page book | 425 m | Neustadt an der Aisch |
| 6th | Neudorf near Ebrach | 421 m | Bamberg |
| 7th | Ilmenau | 419 m | Kitzingen |
| 8th. | Thierberg | 413 m | Neustadt an der Aisch |
| 9. | Großbirkach | 412 m | Bamberg |
| 10. | book | 409 m | Bamberg |
Natural structure
The Steigerwald is naturally structured as follows:
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(to the south-west German step country )
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(to 11 Franconian Keuper-Lias-Land )
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115 Steigerwald (1115.2 km²)
- 115.0 Southern (front) Steigerwald
- 115.1 Middle Steigerwald
- 115.0 Northern Steigerwald
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115 Steigerwald (1115.2 km²)
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(to 11 Franconian Keuper-Lias-Land )
Geology and soils
Geologic the Steigerwald is considered type landscape for the geological layer of the Keupers = Trias = Erdmittelalter. The region gives its name to the Steigerwald Formation , a geological term for a special rock layer of the Keuper that occurs in several areas of southern Germany. The Steigerwald finds its geological continuation in the Keuperbergland , with Hassbergen and Frankenhöhe (see: Location )
The soils of the Steigerwald foreland are mostly heavy, nutrient-rich gypsum keuper soils . Sandy-gravelly soils formed from Quaternary deposits increase towards the Main. Sometimes loess soils can also be found. The Keuper sandstones and gypsum Keup layers have formed soils that are moderately rich in nutrients. In small-scale alternation there are sandy and clayey - marly soils. To the east, towards the Regnitz valley, lean, sandy soils increase.
flora
The Steigerwald is a nature park and has developed into one of the most valuable German deciduous forest areas . This is confirmed by the evaluation of the Ministry of the Environment, which placed the Steigerwald in 5th place among 24 deciduous forest areas in Germany. A proposed designation of part of the Steigerwald as Bavaria's third national park has been the subject of heated and controversial discussions for years.
The Steigerwald is the second largest deciduous forest area in Bavaria after the Spessart and consists of 70% beeches . The vegetation of the foreland is characterized by intensive agriculture . Fruit crops and vineyards are characteristic of the Steigerwald eaves (see: Viticulture). The original vegetation here consists mainly of oak and hornbeam forests and, in particularly exposed areas, occasionally of warmth-loving steppe heather forests . There are also light pine forests on the poor sandy soils of the eastern Steigerwald roof .
Viticulture
The soil is of practical importance for viticulture, in the west, on the Steigerwald eaves. The heat-storing Keuper ( marl and gypsum ) around the wine towns of Handthal, Iphofen , Rödelsee, Wiesenbronn , Castell , Hüttenheim and Bullenheim is considered to be the typical soil component in the character of the wine taste for Steigerwald wine (see: Franconian wine, Steigerwald ).
fauna
Animals such as beavers, wild cats and otters are just as native here as the black beetle and many species of forest butterflies. In addition, 436 different plants and mushroom species were discovered in the natural forest reserves and the stepping stones of the Ebrach forestry enterprise. The Steigerwald is known as one of the most outstanding natural areas in Germany because of this outstanding biodiversity.
The small natural forest reserves with their high proportion of dead wood and their natural dynamism offer a home to many endangered forest animals. These reserves with their mosaic of young and old in the various forest communities are responsible for the great biodiversity in the Nordsteigerwald.
Natural conditions
The Steigerwald foreland rises in several stages from the main valley to the Steigerwald eaves. With a height difference of up to 250 meters, the Steigerwald stands out on its western edge against its foreland and the Main Valley. The relief of the Steigerwald foreland is characterized by numerous exposed witness mountains, which protrude into the foreland either isolated or connected to the Steigerwald by narrow ridges. The Steigerwald eaves are further dissolved by deeply incised end streams that drain towards the Main. The high Steigerwald is clearly separated from the foreland by its eaves. As a gently sloping roof, the Steigerwald slopes down from approx. 500 m to approx. 300 m in height towards the Regnitz valley. Due to the erosion of the streams draining fan-like to the east towards the Regnitz, the surface is broken up into individual ridges. The rhythmic alternation of plateau areas (Riedel areas) and incised valleys increases steadily to the south in favor of the valley floor.
mountains
The mountains and elevations of the Steigerwald include - sorted by height in meters (m) above sea level (MSL; unless otherwise specified according to):
Rivers
The east-facing rivers of the Steigerwald are relics of the very old drainage system, which was originally oriented towards the Danube. They once reached much further west, but were cut off due to the relocation of the edge of the step through erosion processes (so-called 'Rhenish' erosion). In this way, the wide pass hollows ("beheaded valleys") were created, over which the passageways were preferred. The name Steigerwald is derived from these climbs
Due to the eaves-like steep drop on the west side, most of the larger flowing waters in the Steigerwald flow away in an easterly to south-easterly direction. As a rule, they do not flow directly to the Main in the northeast, but either the Regnitz in the east or its tributary Aisch , which flanks the Steigerwald in the southeast and forms a natural dividing line to the Frankenhöhe .
The main rivers
Regnitz (162.05)
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Aisch (83.00)
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Tauber (129.10)
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Main (527)
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climate
The climate of the Steigerwald foreland is, as in the adjoining Main Valley, mild and with approx. 650 mm annual precipitation due to the accumulation at the foot of the Steigerwald eaves, comparatively rich in precipitation compared to the neighboring Gäu landscapes to the west. Rain amounts of approx. 850 mm are to be expected in the Hohe Steigerwald. To the east, the precipitation decreases to approx. 600 mm in the Regnitz valley. Due to continental influences there are very warm summers and very cold winters, whereby amounts of snow of up to 25 cm from around 450 m above sea level are not uncommon and can sometimes last for a longer period of time.
Precipitation:
long-term mean values 1981–2010
| place | region | Height of the station | By. Rainfall per year in liters |
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| Fatschenbrunn | Nordsteigerwald | 426 m | 852 |
| Ebrach | Nordsteigerwald | 346, m | 809 |
| Rauhenebrach | Nordsteigerwald | 365 m | 792 |
| Hostage wind | Nordsteigerwald | 351 m | 760 |
| Michelau | Nordsteigerwald | 375 m | 741 |
| Rauschenberg | Südsteigerwald | 347 m | 739 |
| Eggolsheim | Südsteigerwald | 266 m | 737 |
| Birkach | Südsteigerwald | 402 m | 737 |
| Hohnsberg | Nordsteigerwald | 410 m | 730 |
| Bibart market | Südsteigerwald | 317 m | 721 |
| Unteresselbach | Südsteigerwald | 318 m | 713 |
| Key field | Nordsteigerwald | 290 m | 713 |
| Knetzgau | Steigerwald foreland | 267 m | 698 |
| Prichsenstadt | Steigerwald foreland | 261 m | 689 |
| Frensdorf | Steigerwald foreland | 263 m | 686 |
| Einersheim market | Steigerwald foreland | 291 m | 676 |
| Sugenheim | Südsteigerwald | 313 m | 670 |
| Oberharnsbach | Steigerwald foreland | 261 m | 643 |
| Castell | Steigerwald foreland | 403 m | 639 |
| Bad Windsheim | Steigerwald foreland | 310 m | 634 |
Culture and sights
Buildings
Museums
- Franconian Open Air Museum Bad Windsheim
- Murrmann Museum in Geiselwind Local history, post, fire brigade and school history, old craft techniques, furnishings, milk processing and butter production.
- Museum Kaulfuss in Abtswind Company museum of the Abtswind herb and spice tea shop. Cultivation and processing of the various aromatic and medicinal plants, tea and coffee types. Collection of samovars.
- Archeology Museum in the Franconian Open Air Museum Bad Windsheim
- Archaeological window Bad Windsheim
- Reichsstadtmuseum im Ochsenhof extensive local history museum with annually changing special exhibitions.
- Bicycle museum Hüttenheim In a converted barn, bicycles and accessories from the almost 200-year history of the bicycle are shown on two floors.
- Local history and craft museum in Ippesheim Tools, equipment and everyday objects from the world of craft, viticulture and agriculture.
- "Ippsi" in the museum room in Ippesheim Prehistoric collection and information on finds from the area around Ippesheim.
Viewpoints
- Glößberg lookout point
- Zabelstein viewpoint
- Iffigheimer Berg observation tower
- Bullenheim observation tower
- Viewing platform on the Weigenheimer Kapellberg
- Seinsheimer lookout pulpit
- Nenzenheim observation tower
- Viewing platform on the Hüttenheimer Tannenberg
- Steigerwald observation tower treetop path
tourism
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The Steigerwald region as a political and tourist area of action extends well beyond the boundaries of the Steigerwald Nature Park. Like the nature park, the Steigerwald region also has areas in Lower, Upper and Middle Franconia or in the districts of Schweinfurt, Hassfurt, Bamberg, Kitzingen, Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim and Erlangen-Höchstadt. The basis for the delimitation of the Steigerwald region was ultimately formed by the locations that are organized in the Steigerwald Tourist Association.
The Steigerwald network was founded in 2013 as a Leader cooperation project with the aim of bundling information, activities and projects in the region, promoting internal and external communication, strengthening the exchange of information and cooperation between the actors and helping to build the region's image .
statistics
| Total arrivals | Change compared to previous year in% | National tourists | International tourists |
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| 892.199 | 2.6 | 724.178 | 168.021 |
| Total overnight stays | Change compared to previous year in% | National tourists | International tourists |
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| 1,950,341 | 2.2 | 1,663,790 | 286,551 |
Important tourist spots
| place | Arrivals
2017 |
Overnight stays
2017 |
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| Hostage wind | 60,012 | 87,987 |
| Ebrach | 7,780 | 15,934 |
Hiking trails
| Surname | length
total in km |
Length in
Increasing forest in km |
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| Main-Danube way | 1140 | 48 |
| Franconian Marienweg | 860 | |
| Main hiking trail | 490 | 45 |
| Celtic adventure trail | 254 | 80 |
| Steigerwald Panorama Trail | 161 | 161 |
| Johann-Ludwig-Klarmann-Weg | 115 | 98 |
| Round trip Steigerwald South | 111 | 111 |
| Kunigundenweg | 110 | 110 |
| Circular hiking trail on the Aisch-Gründer Bierstraße | 104 | 104 |
| Circular hike along the | 98 | 98 |
| Around Bamberg | 91 | 91 |
| Steigerwald south / east | 90 | 90 |
| Steigerwälder Jakobsweg | 81 | 81 |
| Bocksbeutelweg | 75 | 75 |
| 5 star circular hiking trail | 74 | 74 |
| Southern Bamberg region | 61 | 61 |
| Drei-Franken-Stein circular route | 46 | 46 |
| Steigerwald Wine Trail | 43 | 43 |
| Burgebrach-Gerolzhofen | 32 | 32 |
Steigerwald Center
The Steigerwald Center aims to make sustainability and forest management tangible. Forest Minister Brunner describes the objectives of the center as follows: “We will continue to develop and set up this nationwide showcase project for sustainable and environmentally friendly forest management together with the citizens of the Steigerwald”. The establishment of the center in Handthal was decided by the Bavarian Cabinet in 2011, the groundbreaking for the construction took place in September 2012. The regional participation and the future maintenance and operation of the Steigerwald Center is carried out by a sponsoring association. This is made up of districts, municipalities, the Bavarian Forest Administration and the Bavarian State Forests and is supported by an advisory board.
Treetop Walk Ebrach
The treetop path, which opened on March 19, 2016, is completely barrier-free over a length of 1152 m and at an average height of 26 m above ground. After about two thirds of the path you will reach a goblet-shaped, predominantly wooden lookout tower that opens upwards. The path on the outside of the tower enables barrier-free access to the circular walkway on the top level, from which one has a panoramic view of the wooded landscape of the Steigerwald.
traffic
The Steigerwald is accessible by the A 70 in the north, the A 7 in the west and the A 73 in the east. Across mountains and natural park extend the A 3 , Rush connection between Frankfurt am Main , Würzburg and Nürnberg, the highways 22 , 286 and 8 as well as the Nuremberg-Würzburg railway .
As a tourist route, the Steigerwald-Höhenstraße crosses the Steigerwald in a north-south direction.
Beer culture
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A beer brewing tradition has developed in the region. A large number of small breweries have survived to this day. As in many other parts of Franconia, there are numerous rock cellars for storing regional beer products as cultural landscape elements in the Steigerwald. These beer cellars, which are mostly on the outskirts, are now popular excursion destinations as a bar serving food.
Well-known breweries
Viticulture
History and info
The Steigerwald is known to wine connoisseurs for the Franconian wines , which have been grown in the west of the region since 918. Steigerwald is located in the east of the Franconian wine-growing region and covers over 1,500 hectares of vineyards. This also includes a section of the Taubertal in the headwaters of the Tauber near Rothenburg. The predominant type of soil is heat-storing gypsum keuper. Layers of this formation are called "Steigen" (hence Steigerwald). These are the highest Franconian vineyards up to almost 400 meters above sea level. The most common varieties are Müller-Thurgau with 35%, Silvaner and Bacchus. The area is divided into the nine major locations Burgberg, Burgweg, Herrenberg, Kapellenberg, Schild, Schloßberg, Schloßstück, Steige and Zabelstein . Alberich Degen (1625–1686) was abbot in the Cistercian monastery of Ebrach. He is said to have brought the first Silvan vines from Austria to Franconia in the 17th century - a special achievement for Franconian viticulture to this day. His grave is in the former monastery church in Ebrach.
Well-known vineyards
Well-known wine places
- Abtswind
- Castell
- Wiesenbronn
- Großlangheim
- Oberschwarzach
- Volkach
- Ippesheim
- Bull Home
- Huettenheim
- Handthal
- Gerolzhofen
- Castell
- Rödelsee
- Iphofen
Bocksbeutelstrasse
The Bocksbeutelstrasse is a holiday route in Weinfranken . It belongs to the German wine routes and is named after the Bocksbeutel container that is typical for Franconian wine . The route consists of a larger part, which opens up the heartland of the Franconian wine region , the Lower Franconian Bocksbeutelstrasse and the much smaller Middle Franconian Bocksbeutelstrasse.
→ Main article: Bocksbeutelstrasse
Middle Franconian Bocksbeutelstrasse:
The Middle Franconian Bocksbeutelstrasse is located in the south of the Steigerwald Nature Park. In the eastern part of the Middle Franconian Bocksbeutelstrasse, the Frankenhöhe Nature Park adjoins, which covers an area of approx. 1100 m². Most of the Mittelfränkische Bocksbeutelstrasse is located in the district of Neustadt adAisch-Bad Windsheim, only the vineyards around Tauberzell and Rothenburg odTauber in the south of the Mittelfränkische Bocksbeutelstrasse belong to the district of Ansbach.
The Silvaner , who came to Franconia in the 17th century, is the flagship of the region. It is next to the Müller-Thurgau , the main grape variety in the Middle Franconian Bocksbeutel road. In total, over 80 percent of the vineyard area in Franconia is occupied by white wine varieties, 26% is accounted for by Müller-Thurgau, 24% by Silvaner and 12% by Bacchus. But on top of that, the winemakers also produce a varied and exciting range of grape varieties in smaller quantities. In recent years, for example, Chardonnay or Riesling wines from the Bocksbeutelstrasse in Central Franconia have won high awards.
Spatial structure and character of the cultural landscape
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The Steigerwald and its foreland are closely connected to one another via the strongly interlocked eaves. Characteristic for the western slope, the Steigerwald foreland and the eaves is - in accordance with the natural favor - intensive agricultural use. Due to the varied relief, the Steigerwald eaves and its immediate foreland are divided into small parts. This is also reflected in a small-scale change between arable and grassland areas as well as orchards that create a varied appearance. As a special feature of the eaves edge area, scattered fruit trees are still widespread (LEK Main-Rhön: 18). Viticulture is also characteristic of the sunny slopes of the Steigerwald eaves. Even today, fruit growing still has an impact on the landscape in large parts of the Steigerwald.
Agriculture
Agriculture is of secondary importance in the area of the eastern Steigerwald roofing due to the less favorable soils and historically mostly only served for self-sufficiency. Mainly potatoes, rye and root crops were grown. The often water-retaining, clayey-loamy soils of the valley and hillside locations are still used today as grassland and are used for cattle breeding. The yellow Franconian cattle (Scheinfeld breed) has gained importance as a regional cattle breed.
Fish farming
The number of fish ponds is increasing in the southeast of the Steigerwald. Similar to the Aischgrund, ponds and chains of ponds for fish farming (especially carp) were traditionally created in the Steigerwald on the water-retaining soils. But the density of the ponds in the Steigerwald is nowhere near as large as in the Aischgrund. The pond management in the Steigerwald still takes place today in the farming ancillary trade.
Deciduous forests
The eastern slope in the area of the Hohe Steigerwald is characterized by extensive, hardly cut deciduous forests, especially beech forests. The forestation decreases more and more towards the southeast. Characteristic is the alternation of river valleys used by small farmers and forest-covered riedeln, which stretch like fingers far into the country. Due to the alternation of forest and open land, the Steigerwald and its roof are characterized by a high structural diversity.
Natural park
Nature park and existing protected areas
The Steigerwald Nature Park has existed since 1988 , the extent of which is relatively close to the boundaries of the eponymous natural area. The nature park area, which extends into the administrative districts of Upper, Lower and Middle Franconia, i.e. the districts of Schweinfurt, Hassfurt, Bamberg, Kitzingen, Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim and Erlangen-Höchstadt, covers around 1,280 km². Approx. 675 km² of the nature park are designated as a landscape protection area. 512.7 km², which makes up about 40% of the area, are occupied by forest. In terms of ownership, the forest areas are distributed as follows: State forest 175.9 km², federal forest 0.8 km², corporate forest 145.5 km² and private forest 190.4 km². 79,700 inhabitants live in the cities and municipalities of the nature park, which corresponds to around 62 inhabitants per km². The room is therefore very sparsely populated. The Steigerwald Nature Park was founded to implement and promote nature conservation measures, in particular the protection and care of the flora and fauna, as well as to preserve the diversity, uniqueness and beauty of the landscape for the general public and ultimately to promote recreation in the nature park. Around half of the nature park area is covered by landscape protection areas. There are several nature reserves on a smaller scale .
Furthermore, there are FFH areas 6029-371 beech forests and meadow valleys of the Nordsteigerwald and 6327-371 Vorderer Steigerwald with Schwanberg as well as the European bird sanctuaries 6029-471 Oberer Steigerwald and 6327-471 Südlicher Steigerwald .
Protected areas in the Steigerwald
On May 29, 2020 it was announced that an approx. 850 hectare natural forest was designated in the northern area, which bears the name Knetzberge-Böhlgrund.
| Name of the area | Size in hectares |
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| Knetzberge-Böhlgrund natural forest |
850.00
(including Böhlgrund and |
| Böhlgrund | 181.00 |
| Forest house | 92.40 |
| Wolfsee | 76.90 |
| Little angel | 53.20 |
| Fountain parlor | 50.00 |
| Midget | 28.46 |
| Reason for murder | 24.90 |
| Bacon Field | 18.30 |
| 1,194.16 |
National park and world natural heritage discussion
In the various districts of the Steigerwald, there were repeated considerations to take parts of the forest out of use and to set up protected areas. For 2008 there has been a dispute about whether or not special areas should become national parks . The proponents see it as a contribution to nature conservation and hope for more tourism. The opponents fear, among other things, that the designated areas would no longer be usable for forestry purposes. Since January 15, 2015, it has been clear that the Steigerwald can no longer become a UNESCO World Heritage Site because the UNESCO nomination process has ended. This was not yet known at the meeting in the Bavarian seat of government with Prime Minister Horst Seehofer, Bavarian Environment Minister Ulrike Scharf, Forest Minister Helmut Brunner and the three district administrators of the districts of Schweinfurt (Florian Töpper), Haßberge (Wilhelm Schneider) and Bamberg (Johann Kalb). The result at that time was that a working group made up of representatives from the two ministries and the three district offices should develop the basis for applying for one of the World Heritage titles by the end of January 2015.
According to Töpper, the prerequisite was the agreement between those involved that there should be no national park in the Steigerwald. According to Töpper, Seehofer wants to ensure by the end of January 2014 that an ordinance issued by the Bamberg District Office for a controversial 775 hectare forest reserve in the Ebracher Forest is withdrawn.
The controversial protected area was withdrawn by ordinance in September 2015 due to illegality. This “illegality” has now also been established by the government of Upper Franconia. This is why the ordinance was repealed on September 1, 2015. According to the legal opinion of the government of Upper Franconia, "the ordinance of the Bamberg district office on the protected landscape component of the high beech forest in the Ebracher forest of April 16, 2014 is illegal, since the ordinance is not covered by the authorization basis of § 29 BNatSchG." The government of Upper Franconia also writes that "the Hohe Buchene Forest is not a suitable subject of protection for a protected part of the landscape". According to the government, it is “not an object lifted out of the landscape, as the law requires. Therefore, the regulation had to be repealed for reasons of the rule of law and also in the interests of legal clarity and certainty. "
According to a representative survey by Bund Naturschutz, a clear majority of two thirds of the residents in the Steigerwald region support a national park.
See also
References and comments
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- ↑ a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
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- ^ Wolf Dieter Ortmann, Historical Book of Place Names of Bavaria, District of Scheinfeld, Munich 1967, p. 66.
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- ↑ Steigerwald with foreland. (PDF) In: Bavarian State Office for the Environment. January 1, 2011, accessed February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ a b 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).
- ^ Karl Albert Habbe: The natural space units on sheet 153 Bamberg - A bundle of problems and a proposal for a structure. In: Announcements of the Franconian Geographical Society 2003/2004, pp. 55–102 ( PDF download )
- ^ Horst Mensching , Günter Wagner : Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 152 Würzburg. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1963. → Online map (PDF; 5.3 MB) (only the western edge of 115.0)
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- ↑ UNDERWAYGS: UNDERWAYGS - Traveling around the world. Accessed January 30, 2018 .
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