Jennetal
The Jennetal (the suffix -''tal'' means ''dale'') is a valley cut in the Schönberg mountain and also the name of a nature reserve, where it's located. Location The Jennetal is located on the southwestern slope of the Schönberg, directly above Ebringen, at an altitude of about 1,100-1,475 ft (340-450 m) above sea level.Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-WürttembergJennetal/ref> History Sumser's Garden In 1931 Erwin Sumser purchased several lots of land in the Jennetal which he himself converted into a nature reserve. Upon his initiative, this nature reserve of originally 0,7095 ha became an officially protected area in 1937. In 1960 he sold this area, which is commonly called Sumser's Garden (german: Sumsergarten), along with his other private nature reserves on the Baar, to the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Extension of the area In 1996 the nature reserve Jennetal was extended to nearly 23 ha.Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz ...
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Erwin Sumser
Erwin Sumser (8 October 1891 – 22 January 1961) was a German physician. He was born and grew up in Merzhausen where he came to know the Schönberg (Ebringen), Schönberg and to appreciate the multitude of orchids growing there. In 1931 he purchased several floristically valuable lots of land in the Jennetal which are called Sumser's Garden (german: Sumsergarten). Later he bought also comparable lots of land on the Baar (region), Baar. In 1960 he sold all his private nature reserves to the states of Germany, federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Bibliography Kuhn, Benno, Weshalb das Naturschutzgebiet Jennetal auch Sumsergarten genannt wird' (''why the nature reserve Jennetal is also called Sumser's garden''), inEbringer Dorfgeschichten, volume 1 pp. 1-8, Ebringen 2008 { ...
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