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Bacher Lay
The Bacher Lay is a nature reserve in Germany, which covers an area of 44.7 hectares in the county of Westerwaldkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a geotope of the Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus Geopark Location The Bacher Lay is a disused basalt quarry, which is situated between Bad Marienberg and Nisterau on the Black Nister, a tributary of the Great Nister. Its name is derived from the formerly independent hamlet of ''Bach'', now part of the municipality of Nisterau; "lay" in this instance means 'quarry'. The area lies within parts of the parishes ('' Gemarkungen'') of Bad Marienberg, Bach, Eichenstruth and Stockhausen-Illfurth Stockhausen-Illfurth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg und Siegen. Through the co .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nister (Sieg)
The Nister, also called the Great Nister (german: Große Nister) to distinguish it from its tributary, the ''Black Nister'', is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Nister is a right tributary of the Sieg. It is long. Its source is in the Westerwald hills, near Willingen. It flows south of Bad Marienberg and north of Hachenburg. Near Wissen the Nister flows into the Sieg. It flows through the rocky upland region known as Kroppach Switzerland. See also *List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate A list of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany: A * Aar * Adenauer Bach *Ahr * Alf * Alfbach *Appelbach *Asdorf * Aubach B * Birzenbach *Blattbach * Breitenbach * Brexbach * Brohlbach, tributary of the Moselle * Brohlbach, tributary of the R ... Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate Rivers of the Westerwald Rivers of Germany {{RhinelandPalatinate-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regierungsbezirk Koblenz
Koblenz was one of the - at last - three ''Regierungsbezirke'' of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located in the north-east of the state. The region was created in 1815 as part of the Prussian Rhineland, becoming part of the new state of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1946. In 1968 the neighbouring Montabaur Region was dissolved and its territory annexed to Koblenz Region. Since 2000, the employees and assets of the Bezirksregierungen form the ''Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Trier'' (Supervisory and Service Directorate Trier) and the ''Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektionen'' (Structural and Approval Directorates) ''Nord'' in Koblenz and ''Süd'' in Neustadt (Weinstraße). These administrations execute their authority over the whole state, i. e. the ''ADD Trier'' oversees all schools. ''Kreise''(districts) # Ahrweiler # Altenkirchen # Bad Kreuznach # Birkenfeld # Cochem-Zell # Mayen-Koblenz # Neuwied # Rhein-Hunsrück # Rhein-Lahn # Westerwaldkreis The Westerwaldkreis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charcoal Burner's Pile
A charcoal pile or charcoal clamp is a carefully arranged pile of wood, covered by turf or other layer, inside which a fire is lit in order to produce charcoal. The pile is tended by a charcoal burner. It is similar to a charcoal kiln, but the latter is usually a permanent structure made of materials such as stone. History Since antiquity, charcoal piles have been used to make charcoal. Charcoal is much lighter than natural timber and therefore easier to transport. In addition, charcoal generates much more heat. Charcoal production was therefore an important part of the economy in early modern times. At that time, charcoal was the only fuel that could generate the heat necessary for iron smelting. In the late 18th century, it is recorded that the duties of a master coalman at an ironworks were not only to ensure the supply of charcoal and to supervise charcoal burners and their assistants, but also to visit frequently the charcoal clearings (''Kohlhäue'') i.e. those parts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columnar Basalt
Basalt (; ) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90% of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt. Rapid-cooling, fine-grained basalt is chemically equivalent to slow-cooling, coarse-grained gabbro. The eruption of basalt lava is observed by geologists at about 20 volcanoes per year. Basalt is also an important rock type on other planetary bodies in the Solar System. For example, the bulk of the plains of Venus, which cover ~80% of the surface, are basaltic; the lunar maria are plains of flood-basaltic lava flows; and basalt is a common rock on the surface of Mars. Molten basalt lava has a low viscosity due to its relatively low silica content (between 45% and 52%), resulting in rapidly moving lava flows that can spread over great areas before cooling and solidifying. Flood basalts are thick sequence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockhausen-Illfurth
Stockhausen-Illfurth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg und Siegen. Through the community flows the Große Nister. Stockhausen-Illfurth belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History In 1438, Stockhausen-Illfurth had its first documentary mention. Politics The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Economy and infrastructure North of the community runs ''Bundesstraße'' 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is ''Haiger/Burbach'' on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 22 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemarkung
A ''Gemarkung'' (also ''Markung'', in Switzerland also ''Gemarchen'', in Austria ''Katastralgemeinde'') is the entirety of all land plots of a specific municipality recorded in the cadastre in the countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Gemarkung registers record the parcels' location, usage and geomorphology and the like qualities, however, the rights to the land (as property, or collateral liened by a mortgage) are kept in the Grundbuch (land register Land registration is any of various systems by which matters concerning ownership, possession, or other rights in land are formally recorded (usually with a government agency or department) to provide evidence of title, facilitate transactions, ...). A Gemarkung is made up of a number of, usually contiguous, plots of urban (''Grundstücke'') or rural land (''Flurstücke''). Between the levels of ''Flurstück'' and ''Gemarkung'' is often found the level of '' Flur'', usually a tract of open land or forest. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ley (landform)
''Ley'' (''the Ley'', plural: the ''Leyen'') is an old German word for rock, cliff or crag which often occurs in placenames. Etymology ''Ley'', also ''lay'', ''lei'', ''lai'', ''laige'' or ''lägge'', and, according to Grimm, ''leie'', is a commonly occurring name for rocks or crags in the Rhenish and Lower German language regions. It is derived from the Old Saxon word, ''lêia''. It is particularly associated with rock precipices (''Felsabbrüche'') and rock faces (''Felswände''), but also with rock slabs (''Felsplatte''). In addition, it is also used in the sense of shale or slate ''(Leienstein)'', and also to mean "slate" in the sense of a blackboard or roofing tile ''( Leiendecker)''. Its Dutch form is ''leyde'' or ''leye''. EintraLEIE,LEI, f. fels, stein.In: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm: '' Deutsches Wörterbuch''. Leipzig 1854-1960 (dwb.uni-trier.de) According to Celtologists at the University of Trier the term may have originally come from the Gallic (Celtic) word, ''li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisterau
Nisterau is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. Nisterau belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. Constituent communities Nisterau's ''Ortsteile'' are Bach and Pfuhl. History About 1300, Pfuhl had its first documentary mention, with Bach's name first appearing in writing in 1416. Both were once independent communities, but were united on 1 March 1969. Religion Fifty-six percent of Nisterauers are Evangelical and 14.7% are Catholic. Politics Municipal council The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004. Coat of arms The tinctures and the charge of the lion in the community's arms refer to the community's former allegiance to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naturschutzgebiet
A ''Naturschutzgebiet'' (abbreviated NSG) is a category of protected area (nature reserve) within Germany's Federal Nature Conservation Act (the ''Bundesnaturschutzgesetz'' or ''BNatSchG''). Although often translated as 'Nature Reserve' in English, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) refers to them as 'Nature Conservation Areas'. It meets the criteria of an IUCN Category IV Habitat and Species Management Area.https://www.bfn.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/themen/gebietsschutz/IUCN_Kat_Schutzgeb_Richtl_web.pdf Document of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation of Germany Points of law The use of the term ''Naturschutzgebiet'' or terms that could be confused with it for anything other than the legally protected areas is forbidden under this law. Signage Because legal restrictions are placed on activity within German nature reserves they have to be signed on the ground. Only by this means can e.g. walkers know that they are entering a nature reserve and may not e. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and also the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality. Geography The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen. From east to west through the town flows the river Nister, which is part of the Sieg drainage basin. Bad Marienberg’s ''Stadtteile'' are Eichenstruth, Langenbach and Zinhain. History Middle Ages In 1048, Bad Marienberg had its first documentary mention. It is likely that this same source gave rise to the name Westerwald, since the area around Bad Marienberg lies directly west of Herborn. In 1258, Marienberg was described as ''Mons sanctae Mariae''. In the 18th century, the formerly separate communities of Obermarienberg, still an easily recognizable ring-shaped settlement around the parish church today, and Untermarienberg grew together. Marienberg was part of the lordly domain in the Westerwald that was formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basalt
Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial planet, rocky planet or natural satellite, moon. More than 90% of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt. Rapid-cooling, fine-grained basalt is chemically equivalent to slow-cooling, coarse-grained gabbro. The eruption of basalt lava is observed by geologists at about 20 volcanoes per year. Basalt is also an important rock type on other planetary bodies in the Solar System. For example, the bulk of the plains of volcanism on Venus, Venus, which cover ~80% of the surface, are basaltic; the lunar mare, lunar maria are plains of flood-basaltic lava flows; and basalt is a common rock on the surface of Mars. Molten basalt lava has a low viscosity due to its relatively low silica content (between 45% and 52%), resulting in rapidly moving lava flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
