Winemaker heights
The Winzerer Höhen are a park-like, wooded range of hills in the north of Regensburg .
The heights on the Danube with their good views of Regensburg are a popular local recreation area. The name goes back to the former wine-growing village that is now incorporated into Regensburg. Wine was grown here on a large scale from Roman times until the 19th century (see also: Baierwein ). Clearing then worsened the microclimate , so that the viticulture was stopped. At the beginning of the 19th century, silkworm breeding was started, which turned out to be unsuitable due to the climatic conditions. All but one of the mulberry trees were felled again. In 1872 the Winzerer Höhen were afforested by the Regensburg Beautification Association . In 1946 the land became municipal property and the afforested area was again considerably expanded. The heights are now part of a nature reserve .
At the foot of the Winzerer Höhen is the Regensburg district Steinweg to the east and Winzer to the west. Several private winegrowers are based here who grow and sell the Regensburg country wine ( Baierwein ). The Regensburg City Garden Authority has also created its own vineyard. The region belongs to the second smallest wine-growing area in Germany and is the smallest in Bavaria. There has been a Baierwein museum in Bach on the Danube since 1998. Furthermore, lettuce and vegetables are grown here by full-time gardeners. Winegrowers are known today as the "vegetable garden" of Regensburg.
The rocky slope is designated by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment as Geotope 375R004. See also the list of geotopes in Regensburg .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Geotope: Rock slope on the Winzerer Höhen (accessed on November 15, 2017; PDF; 174 kB)
Coordinates: 49 ° 1 ′ 53.8 ″ N , 12 ° 4 ′ 16.6 ″ E