Wolfsschlucht (Kandern)
The Wolfsschlucht is a gorge with bizarre rock formations in the district of the city of Kandern in the district of Lörrach . The area of the gorge is designated as a forest reserve ( Schonwald ) in Baden-Württemberg , in which there are also two protected biotopes and a geotope .
location
The Wolfsschlucht is located in Kandertal between the main town of Kandern and the suburb of Hammerstein in the Wollbach district of Kandern at an altitude of 365 meters. It is affected by the river and the Kandertal Railway near the Kandern sports field .
The 12th stage of the Schwarzwaldwestweg (western route) has been leading through the Wolfsschlucht gorge since 2007 .
description
The area of the protection forest covers 4,719 hectares.
The Wolfsschlucht biotope comprises 0.4803 hectares of Klinge in the forest with natural accompanying vegetation, 20% of which is covered with a maple - ash canyon forest. Beeches are predominant ; Oaks and elms are found here and there. The rock biotope in the Wolfsschlucht forest covers 0.4266 hectares of natural open rock formation.
The geological object “Wolfschlucht” classified as worthy of protection includes the “approximately 200 m long and in places 20 m wide gorge”. It is a coral limestone formation ( White Jura ) that was formed around 160 million years ago - specifically Brachiopod limestone . The rock walls have a number of cavities. The canyon was formed by an earlier watercourse, today it is a dry karst area .
The gorge is a popular hiking destination with a barbecue area nearby.
Reception in literature and fine arts
The painter August Macke also chose the Wolfsschlucht as a motif when visiting family in Kandern.
In 2014 a detective novel was created that takes place in the Wolfsschlucht.
Web links
- Hikes to Wolfsschlucht on the Kandertalbahn homepage
- Protected area profile at the LUBW
- Alexandra Günzschel: Bizarre rocky landscape surrounded by old forest. in: Weiler Zeitung from September 7, 2015; Retrieved December 20, 2015
- Manfred Schöttle, State Institute for Environmental Protection Baden-Württemberg (editor): Geotopes in the administrative region of Freiburg , 1st edition, October 2005, p. 259 PDF 35.2 MB
- Biotope list (long with parcels) of the Kandern community [1]
Individual evidence
- ↑ Forest protection areas - object information on the homepage of the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 282113365082 SW "Wolfsschlucht" gorge SW Kandern
- ↑ 282113367407 rocks in the Schonwald Wolfsschlucht
- ↑ Manfred Schöttle, State Institute for Environmental Protection Baden-Württemberg (Ed.): Geotopes in the administrative region of Freiburg , 1st edition, October 2005, p. 259 PDF 35.2 MB
- ↑ Motif from the Wolfsschlucht, 1911
- ↑ Ellen Heinzelmann: It happened in the Wolfsschlucht. ISBN 978-3-7322-8375-0
Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 18.2 ″ N , 7 ° 39 ′ 7.5 ″ E