Wahnenbusch
The Wahnenbusch is the largest forest area in the city of Erkelenz and covers an area of 25 hectares. The city of Erkelenz is located in the fertile Jülich Börde , the landscape is characterized by fields. Only 1.4% of the area of the urban area is forested, the share of the Wahnenbusch is 1%. The forest is a protected landscape area .
location
The Wahnenbusch is on the country road between Erkelenz and Lövenich. Clockwise around the forest are the villages of Bellinghoven , Kückhoven , Lövenich and Tenholt . The latter village is - only separated by a railway line - directly on the forest. The village of Immerath , displaced by the Garzweiler II open cast lignite mine , has been relocated north of the Wahnenbusch since 2006.
Forest
The Wahnenbusch is a pure deciduous forest with dense ground vegetation. For centuries, the rural owners operated a medium-sized forest management here . In the 1970s, most of the forest parcels were transferred to municipal ownership in the course of land consolidation .
ground
The forest stands on damp soils (loess loam) on the main terrace. These are pseudogley soils and parabrown earth .
fauna
In 1980 an ornithological inventory was carried out; 38 bird species were counted. Deer can be seen, they wander between here and the wooded area near Baal and Granterath.
Attractions
- Former flax roasting . These pits for processing the flax can be found at various locations . They are under monument protection.
- The old castle , diagonally across from the inn, forms a square of ditches, probably a former defensive structure. A medieval fortification wall, the Landwehr , ran about 300 m south of the Wahnenbusch . The square has a circumference of 73 × 62 m. The trenches are 5 m wide and 1–2 m deep.
Street name
The road leading from Tenholt to the forest is called Zum Wahnenbusch .
Development
Around 1847 a rural inn was laid out on the country road. It offered the carters a welcome rest after they had overcome the Lövenich mountain . Until recently there was a restaurant in the house, most recently a Portuguese restaurant. This is currently closed. After 1950 a nursery, which has since been abandoned, was founded in the neighborhood.
societies
- A dog sports club operates a practice area.
- The motorcycle club " Lucifer's Dragon MC Erkelenz " has had a club area with a clubhouse here since 2002 .
literature
Quoted
- ↑ Therese Frauenrath, Tenholt - a village in the Erkelenzer Land, Erkelenz 1988 , p. 67
Further
- Wilhelm Dahmen, Armin Koch, Dorothea Koch -träger, landscape plan for the land use plan of the city of Erkelenz , Cologne 1980
Web links
- NABU biotope maintenance in the Wahnenbusch ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 51 ° 3 '9.2 " N , 6 ° 19' 43.05" O