Würzburg-Ochsenfurt Main Valley
| Würzburg-Ochsenfurt Main Valley | |||
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| Systematics according to | Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany | ||
| Greater region 1st order | Layer level land on both sides of the Upper Rhine Rift | ||
| Greater region 2nd order | Southwest German layer level country | ||
| Greater region 3rd order | Swabian-Franconian Gau | ||
| Main unit group | 13 → Main Franconian plates |
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| About main unit | 133 → Middle Main Valley |
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| 4th order region (main unit) |
133.0 → (without name) |
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| Natural space |
133.04 → Würzburg-Ochsenfurter Maintal |
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| Natural area characteristics | |||
| Landscape type | River valley section | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 49 ° 40 '29.9 " N , 10 ° 2' 24.8" E | ||
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| Local area | Eibelstadt , Frickenhausen am Main , Marktbreit , Ochsenfurt , Randersacker , Segnitz , Sommerhausen , Winterhausen , Würzburg | ||
| circle | Kitzingen , Würzburg District | ||
| state | Bavaria | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
The Würzburg-Ochsenfurt Main Valley is a small-scale natural spatial unit (5th order) with the order number 133.04 in the area of the Lower Franconian communities Eibelstadt , Frickenhausen am Main , Marktbreit , Ochsenfurt , Randersacker , Segnitz , Sommerhausen , Winterhausen and Würzburg in the districts of Kitzingen and Würzburg .
location
The Würzburg-Ochsenfurter Maintal (133.03) forms a sub-unit within the nameless main unit 133.0. It is part of the Middle Main Valley (133) and thus a natural area in the main unit group of the Mainfränkische Platten (13). The natural space comprises a long stretch of the southern main triangle . In the Middle Main Valley, the following natural areas are connected: In the east the so-called Kitzinger Main Valley (133.05) can be found, in the west the Würzburg Basin (133.03) borders. Along the North Shore projecting plateaus in southern Maindreieck (134.11), a natural space of Gäuflächen in Maindreieck (134) almost to the main bank. The Lindelbach drift sand area (134.2) can also be found here. The south is occupied by the Ochsenfurter and Gollachgau (130.10) and the Ifftal area (130.01).
The natural area is located southeast of the independent city of Würzburg in the Würzburg district . It includes areas in the communities (upstream) of Würzburg, Randersacker, Eibelstadt, Winterhausen, Sommerhausen, Ochsenfurt, Frickenhausen am Main, Marktbreit and Segnitz. The latter two municipalities already belong to the Kitzingen district . The center of the natural area is the former district town of Ochsenfurt. As a natural area, the Würzburg-Ochsenfurter Main Valley only comprises a narrow strip to the left and right of the river, which is why the boundaries of the places mentioned are mostly assigned to other natural areas. The core places on the river can often be counted as part of the main valley. Two motorway bridges ( A 3 near Randersacker and A 7 near Marktbreit ) span the Main Valley, the federal highway 13 runs through the natural area between Eibelstadt and Ochsenfurt.
Landscape characteristics
The landscape between Würzburg and Marktbreit is characterized by the soils of shell limestone along the Main . Some of the slopes rise along the bank with sharp edges, others are more moderately sloping valley slopes. The transition between the plateaus and the Main valley is particularly sudden and abrupt. The side valleys of smaller rivers (for example the Breitbach or the Lindelbach ) formed blades that still characterize the valley slopes up to the mouth in the Main .
The potential, natural vegetation (without human intervention) would create riparian forests of ash and elm . In addition, spruce trees would occasionally be found along the smaller streams. Today, however, the Würzburg-Ochsenfurt Main Valley is densely populated and is characterized in particular by the vineyards on the 15 to 20 ° steep valley slopes. The centuries-old viticulture was partially pushed back by the successor culture of fruit growing. The winemaking tradition can still be seen through the stone walls on some steep slopes. The predominant sandy, loose soils and the low risk of spring frost are particularly suitable for viticulture. Since the Main River was expanded into a major shipping route, agriculture has also been practiced on the Lower Terrace right next to the river.
At the edges of the natural area at the transition to the plateaus there are also often abandoned quarries and gravel pits . Old Quaternary fossil finds were made here in the past. The quarries in the quarry limestone shaped the economy of the valley communities for several centuries and are now marketed in the form of tourist hiking routes.
Protected areas
The Würzburg-Ochsenfurter Maintal has several protected areas of almost all protection categories. The nature reserve Maintalhang Kleinochsenfurter Berg needs special protection . The entire main valley is traversed by the fauna-flora-habitat dry valley slopes in the southern Maindreieck, which protects the typical appearance of this main valley area. The river banks are also home to many biotopes that are worth protecting .
See also
literature
- Karl-Albert Habbe: The natural space units on sheet 153 Bamberg 1: 200,000 - A bundle of problems and a suggested structure. In: Mitteilungen der Fränkische Geographische Gesellschaft Volume 50/51 for 2003/2004. Erlangen 2004. pp. 55-102.
- Horst Mensching, Günter Wagner: The natural spatial units on sheet 152 Würzburg (= geographical land survey 1: 200,000 natural spatial structure of Germany) . Bad Godesberg 1963.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horst Mensching, Günter Wagner: The natural space units on sheet 152 Würzburg (= Geographical Land Survey 1: 200,000 natural space structure of Germany) . Bad Godesberg 1963. p. 23.
- ↑ Karl-Albert Habbe: The natural space units on sheet 153 Bamberg 1: 200,000 - A bundle of problems and a suggested structure. In: Mitteilungen der Fränkische Geographische Gesellschaft Volume 50/51 for 2003/2004. Erlangen 2004. p. 85 (map).
- ↑ Horst Mensching, Günter Wagner: The natural space units on sheet 152 Würzburg (= Geographical Land Survey 1: 200,000 natural space structure of Germany) . Bad Godesberg 1963. p. 24.