Wave crests
A mountain range in the Magdeburg district of Westerhüsen is called a wave crest .
They rise up to a height of 87.7 meters above sea level and are designed as terminal moraine . They emerged during the Ice Age during the so-called Petersberg Advance . As is typical with terminal moraines, gravel and larger debris can also be found in the wave crests .
The name "wave mountains" is derived from the undulating character of the chain of hills. Older publications also use the designation Westerhüsensche Berge or Westerhüser Berge , which probably also refers to the area of the wave crests. On the northeast side is the Volkspark Westerhüsen , which is overgrown with trees . The areas west of the survey are mainly used for agriculture. A landfill existed until the 1980s. This area is now secured against trespassing with a fence.
In 1918 the wave peaks were still treeless, only then did the reforestation with the trees of today's Volkspark arise. In the 1850s, the botanist Paul Ascherson compiled an overview of the flora of the Magdeburg region. The occurrence of mountain clover , blue-green sedge , German zest , golden thistle , large-flowered mullein , small meadow button , burdock hedgehog , ear-spoon clover , purple tragacanth , steppe fennel were listed for the Westerhüsensche mountains . In addition, the occurrence of swamp sedge was reported in the Westerhüsenschen mountains .
literature
- Patrick Janocha, The wave mountains reach a height of 87.7 meters in Magdeburger Volksstimme from June 2, 2006
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Ascherson, Flora of the Province of Brandenburg, the Altmark and the Duchy of Magdeburg, Third Department, Special Flora of Magdeburg, published by August von Hirschwald Berlin 1864
Coordinates: 52 ° 3 ′ N , 11 ° 40 ′ E