Pechbusch bird protection tree
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Natural monument "Pechbusch bird protection tree"
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 Pechbusch bird protection tree north of Arheilgen |
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| location | Darmstadt-Arheilgen | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 56 ' N , 8 ° 40' E | |
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| Setup date | 1954 | |
The Pechbusch bird protection tree is a natural monument on the northern edge of the Darmstadt district .
geomorphology
As an inland dune, the bird protection wood Pechbusch is the remainder of a drifting sand dune. The dune was formed at the end of the Vistula Ice Age in the cold tundra climate through sand drifts from Pleistocene drifting sand.
fauna
The area is a zoological natural monument. In spring, the pitch bush is a popular wetland habitat for lapwing .
flora
The Pechbusch bird protection tree can be divided into different vegetation units:
- Birch trees
- Oak trees
- Bird cherries
- Trembling poplars
- black and red elder
- German honeysuckle
- Pfriemengras - steppe lawn
- loose silvergrass dry grass
- Dry xerothermal awl grass lawn
There are several ponds with reed beds on the area .
Natural monument
The dune has been a natural monument since 1954. The reason for protection is the preservation of the breeding and habitat for birds as well as protection and maintenance of the dune. There are numerous plant species on the area that are protected, worth protecting or endangered.
Toponyms
The following historical names are known:
- since 1766: Hinterm Pechofen
- since 1766: Hinterm Pechbusch
etymology
Pechofen is a compound with the final words ahd. Peh , beh and mhd. Bech , pech . A strongly inflected neuter: "Bad luck, hellfire"; borrowed from lat. pix . The name of the field refers to a kiln-like field stove in which raw wood was boiled to pitch.
The evidence for Pechbusch presumably also relates to a pitch furnace.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Ramge, Südhessisches Flurnamenbuch, Hessische Historische Kommission Darmstadt 2002, pp. 724f.
Web links
- City of Darmstadt: Natural monuments in Darmstadt , Pechbusch bird sanctuary