Wörschberger Hohl
The Wörschberger Hohl is a ravine in the field markings of the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality Dirmstein , which is classified as a natural monument with the list number ND-7332-519 . Along with the Chorbrünnel, the ravine is the main destination of the Chorbrünnel circular route, which opened in 2006 .
Geographical location
The ravine leads from the Dirmstein residential development to the northwest, initially slightly uphill to the 165 meter high and just under a kilometer away Wörschberg . After reaching its highest point, which is 133 meters, the path descends slightly to the floodplain of the Floßbach . A few hundred meters south of the state road 453 runs from Dirmstein to Obersülzen . Like this, the Wörschberger Hohl is flanked by steep walls made of loess and up to six meters high.
biology
The loose loess walls represent a biotope for numerous types of heat-loving insects , such as B. for solitary wild bees and digger wasps . Even cave-breeding bird species are observed, as well dig wild rabbits and predators such as the fox there their buildings.
Emergence
In various places in the region, during the cold and dry phases of the Würm Ice Age, layers of loess were created by the effects of wind , also in the Dirmstein area; The material mainly accumulated at faults and in the lee of small troughs. While the loess walls on the L 453 were exposed due to weather- related removal , the Wörschberger Hohl dug itself into the hilly landscape, because the sloping path was used for centuries by heavily loaded agricultural wagons.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nature Conservation Administration Rhineland-Palatinate: Landscape Information System of the Nature Conservation Administration Rhineland-Palatinate. Retrieved September 28, 2013 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 34 ′ 7.5 ″ N , 8 ° 14 ′ 28.3 ″ E