Monster lake
| Monster lake | ||
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| Ungeheuersee in winter | ||
| Geographical location | Germany | |
| Tributaries | Krumbach and an unnamed source | |
| Drain | Krumbach | |
| Location close to the shore | Weisenheim am Berg , Leistadt | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 49 ° 29 '57.2 " N , 8 ° 7' 19.5" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 357 m above sea level NHN | |
| surface | 0.4 ha | |
| length | 140 m | |
| width | 40 m | |
| scope | 400 m | |
| Maximum depth | 1.8 m | |
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particularities |
The Krumbach runoff seeps away in parts in the Krumbachtal nature reserve . |
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The Ungeheuersee in the Leininger Sporn , a part of the north-eastern Palatinate Forest ( Rhineland-Palatinate ), is a shallow pond that is fed by the Krumbach . The lake has been under protection as a natural monument since the 1930s . In the official register he has been shown since 1971 with the list number ND-7332-195 .
geography
The lake, which is fed by two springs, is located at an altitude of 357 m in a notched valley about 2 km southwest of Weisenheim am Berg and extends from southwest to northeast. Depending on the water level, it is up to 140 m long and 40 m wide with a maximum area of 0.4 hectares. Its greatest depth is 1.8 m. The size figures for the lake are approximate; because its water level is dependent on the precipitation and can therefore fluctuate, at some times the water even falls completely dry.
On the lakeshore is a sandstone boulder with the name of the water carved into it.
As the main tributary, the Krumbach rises only 300 m to the southwest. After passing through the lake, it flows northwards and after a good 1000 m it seeps into the forest floor. In the Krumbach valley , in which the stream bed then runs to the northeast, further sections of the Krumbach are later on the surface. The valley extends to the Haardtrand below Battenberg .
The Krumbach flows from the right on the eastern edge of Kleinkarlbach into the Eckbach , a left tributary of the Rhine .
history
Name and origin
As in 1816, the Palatinate under Bavarian came Management, speculated the new officials who are neither local nor vernacular knowledge possessed the body of water is denoted by the population because, in the marshy surroundings monster would suspected. However, the name has nothing to do with such, rather it is derived from the words "Unger" for forest pasture and "Heyer" for enclosure .
The Ungeheuersee was created as a cattle trough in the late Middle Ages or in the early modern period and was first mentioned in a document in 1599. Since there are no traces of a dam , a natural depression in the Krumbach valley, in which a shallow swamp had formed , was evidently deepened.
Legends
According to a legend, when the lake was still neglected and the area was muddy, no one liked to go there, because forest spirits would roam here at midnight . Allegedly, a forest woman also lived by the lake who is said to have stolen many children.
Another legend tells of the fact that the citizens of Weisenheim am Berg took the bells from the church tower during the Thirty Years War and sunk them in the Ungeheuersee. The village was then burned down by foreign soldiers; all residents who had known the exact location of the sinking were killed. That's why the bells were never found again.
According to a third legend, the monks of the Höningen monastery , which is just under 4 km away, entrusted their silver bells to the lake, but since then there has been no trace of them either.
Hydrology
The lake is a dystrophic body of water due to its lack of nutrients . It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a raised bog, but this is incorrect in terms of vegetation and hydrology. The acidity was measured with a pH value of 5.2 and 6.1.
Flora and fauna
The lake is surrounded by mixed forest and is characterized by a rich flora on the shore and on floating islands ; For example, on the main island in addition to several Torfmoosarten also Schmalblättriges wool (Eriophorum angustifolium) , Sundew , a carnivorous plant , and White beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba) encountered. This vegetation distinguishes the island as a transitional moor.
Various aquatic plants grow in the water, of which the small water hose (Utricularia minor) , also a carnivorous plant, should be emphasized. As there are no fish in the lake , amphibians such as newts , mountain newts and green frogs are particularly numerous. The grass snake was also observed several times. The little grebe is a regular breeding bird.
When the water level is low, plants and animals can be endangered or damaged by entering the shore zone. The islands in particular are very sensitive with their vegetation and should not be entered.
In 2013, an open area with small pools was created on a 4000 m² windbreak area on the southwestern shore of the lake . For reasons of nature conservation, bush encroachment and reforestation should be prevented through maintenance measures, because the open space has a beneficial effect on biodiversity. Care is provided by members of the local group Weisenheim am Berg in the Palatinate Forest Association (PWV) and the Pollichia Association.
During the first year that followed, the fallow land turned green by itself, and the number of species of insects , amphibians, reptiles and birds observed increased considerably. The conservationists expressed their hope that the rare yellow-bellied toad , which was at home here until the 1980s and which is now at great risk on the edge of Haardtrand as in the entire Palatinate, will make its home again. It was named Lurch of the Year in 2014 by the German Society for Herpetology and Terrarium Science .
tourism
On the lakeshore to the left of the Krumbach outflow is the Weisenheimer Hütte (also known as the Ungeheuersee-Hütte ) of the Palatinate Forest Association, slightly elevated ( 365 m ), which is open on Sundays from mid-March until autumn.
The lake is only about hiking trails accessible and on forest roads that are not for the general motor vehicle are traffic allowed, such as Leistadt over the Sandtal of Weisenheim am Berg from across the Vallunga and Battenberg or Bobenheim am Berg by the Krumbachtal . The trail markings can be checked on relevant websites. A nature trail of the PWV and the Pollichia leads around the lake and the open space adjoining it in the southwest. Despite the limited accessibility, the intensive tourist use of the natural monument and its surroundings has repeatedly led to impairments.
Web links
- Ungeheuersee on palzpix.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c local community Weisenheim am Berg. Bad Dürkheim district, accessed on August 26, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c d Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
- ↑ landscape information system ; Nature reserves. Nature Conservation Administration Rhineland-Palatinate, accessed on August 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Michael Geiger: The landscapes around Bad Dürkheim . A GEO guide. Ed .: Pollichia . Landau 2012, ISBN 978-3-9812974-1-6 , pp. 176 .
- ↑ Ungeuersee. palzpix.de, accessed on August 28, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c Hartmut Roweck, Michael Auer, Barbara Betz: Flora and vegetation of dystrophic ponds in the Palatinate Forest . In: Pollichia (ed.): Pollichia book . tape 15 . Bad Dürkheim 1988, ISBN 978-3-925754-14-2 .
- ↑ Albert H. Keil: Bavarian "Language Heritage" in the Palatinate. Verlag PfalzMundArt, accessed on September 3, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Palatinate Forest Nature Park e. V., Bad Dürkheim: Ungeheuersee natural monument . Information board on site.
- ↑ Viktor Carl: Forest spirits and forest woman . In: Palatinate sagas and legends . Arwid Hennig Verlag, Edenkoben 2000, ISBN 3-9804668-3-3 .
- ↑ a b Viktor Carl: The bells still ring today . In: Palatinate sagas and legends . Arwid Hennig Verlag, Edenkoben 2000, ISBN 3-9804668-3-3 .
- ↑ a b c Extremely impressive . In: Bad Dürkheim district (ed.): DÜW-Journal . No. 4 (August / September), 2014, pp. 21 .
- ↑ Lurch of the year 2014: The yellow-bellied toad. (No longer available online.) German Society for Herpetology and Terrarium Science, archived from the original on December 27, 2013 ; Retrieved August 26, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Weisenheimer Hütte at the Ungeheuersee 365 m. berge-gipfel.de, accessed on August 30, 2014 .
- ↑ Forest, Wine and Monsters. (PDF; 3.65 KB) (No longer available online.) Deutsche-weinstrasse.de, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; Retrieved August 26, 2014 .