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Wölferlinger Weiher
The Wölferlinger Weiher is a pond in the municipality of Wölferlingen between the village of Wölferlingen itself and Langenhahn in the German county of Westerwaldkreis. In 1979, the Wölferlinger Weiher was designated an official Naturschutzgebiet (Deutschland), nature reserve. It is on the Seven Weiher Way (''7-Weiher-Weg'') in the Westerwald region. Laid out along with six other ponds by Count Frederick III of Wied in the 17th century, the Wölferlinger Weiher is part of the protected landscape known as the Westerwald Lake District. The Wölferlinger Weiher itself has an area of 1.02 hectares and is thus much smaller than the other waterbodies of the Westerwald Lake District. It is home to rare bird and plant species such as Polemonium caeruleum, Jacob's Ladder and lesser butterfly-orchid. The lake has marshes and shallow water zones along its perimeter. The nature reserve around the pond has an area of about 90 ha. External links Lagekarte beim Landschaftsinformatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerwald Lake District
The Westerwald Lakes (german: Westerwälder Seen) lie within the eponymous Westerwald Lake District (''Westerwälder Seenplatte'') in the Westerwald forest within the town quarters of Hachenburg, Westerburg, Montabaur and Dierdorf in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The lakes consist of seven ponds: * Brinkenweiher * Haidenweiher * Hausweiher * Hoffmannsweiher * Postweiher * Dreifelder Weiher (also Seeweiher) * Wölferlinger Weiher At 123 hectares, the Dreifelder Weiher is the largest. References External links Westerwald Lakes Development Association (''Entwicklungsverband Westerwälder Seenplatte'') Protected landscapes in Germany Lakes of Rhineland-Palatinate ! Rhineland {{RhinelandPalatinate-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayn (river)
The Sayn (frequently also called the Saynbach) is a small river, just under long, in the south of the Westerwald hill region of Germany. It rises near Rothenbach, Himburg in the Upper Westerwald and empties into the River Rhine in Bendorf (between the towns of Koblenz and Neuwied). See also *List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate Rivers of the Westerwald Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate Rivers of Germany {{RhinelandPalatinate-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pond
A pond is an area filled with water, either natural or artificial, that is smaller than a lake. Defining them to be less than in area, less than deep, and with less than 30% emergent vegetation helps in distinguishing their ecology from that of lakes and wetlands.Clegg, J. (1986). Observer's Book of Pond Life. Frederick Warne, London Ponds can be created by a wide variety of natural processes (e.g. on floodplains as cutoff river channels, by glacial processes, by peatland formation, in coastal dune systems, by beavers), or they can simply be isolated depressions (such as a kettle hole, vernal pool, prairie pothole, or simply natural undulations in undrained land) filled by runoff, groundwater, or precipitation, or all three of these. They can be further divided into four zones: vegetation zone, open water, bottom mud and surface film. The size and depth of ponds often varies greatly with the time of year; many ponds are produced by spring flooding from rivers. Ponds may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wölferlingen
Wölferlingen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Wölferlingen lies 8 km northeast of Selters on the Westerwald Lake Plateau, a popular holiday and recreation area offering many hiking and cycling paths. The Wölferlinger Weiher (a 1.02-ha pond) is a protected natural area and is known for its rare bird and plant species. Wölferlingen belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. Constituent communities The community has one outlying centre called Düringen. History In 1349, Wölferlingen had its first documentary mention as ''Wulferinc''. In 1359 it was called ''Wolfferingin'', then later ''Wölfringen'', ''Wolffryngen'' or ''Wulffringen'', and since 1622 ''Wölferlingen''. In 1399, a chapel was built on the spot where the church now stands, allowing Wölferlingen to mark two round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langenhahn
Langenhahn is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Langenhahn lies in the Upper Westerwald and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality. Through the community flows the Elbbach, which rises in the neighbouring community of Ailertchen and empties into the Lahn near Limburg an der Lahn. The municipal area lies at an elevation of 400 to 505 m above sea level. Constituent communities Langenhahn's ''Ortsteile'' are Langenhahn, Hinterkirchen, Hintermühlen and Hölzenhausen. History In 1334, Langenhahn had its first documentary mention as ''Landenhain''. In 1386, Hölzenhausen followed as ''Holtershusen'', in 1417 Hinterkirchen as ''Hinterkirche'' and 1593 Hintermühlen as “''uff der Hintermuell im Braeschied''”. The merger into a single community came about in 1969. Coat of arms The two crossed arrows in the communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerwaldkreis
The Westerwaldkreis ("District of Westerwald") is a district (''Kreis'') in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Altenkirchen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein-Lahn, the district-free city Koblenz, Mayen-Koblenz and Neuwied. History When the area became part of Prussia in 1866 two districts covering the area were created. The northern part was covered by the Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Marienberg, the Unterwesterwaldkreis with capital in Montabaur covering the southern part. 1886 a third district was added with the Westerburg district with area from both of the other two districts. In 1932 the districts structure was reformed again, the Oberwesterwaldkreis and the Westerburg district were merged to a new Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Westerburg. In 1974 in another reform the districts Oberwesterwaldkreis and Unterwesterwaldkreis were merged to form the Westerwaldkreis. Together with the neighboring Rhein- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naturschutzgebiet (Deutschland)
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerwald
The Westerwald (; literally 'Western forest') is a low mountain range on the right bank of the river Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhenish Massif ( or Rhenish Slate Mountains). Its highest elevation, at 657 m above sea level, is the Fuchskaute in the High Westerwald. Tourist attractions include the (394 metres), site of some Celtic ruins from La Tène times (5th to 1st century BC), found in the community of the same name, and Limburg an der Lahn, a town with a mediaeval centre. The geologically old, heavily eroded range of the Westerwald is in its northern parts overlaid by a volcanic upland made of Neogene basalt layers. It covers an area of some , and therefore roughly , making the Westerwald one of Germany's biggest mountain ranges by area. In areas of subsidence, it has in its flatter western part (Lower Westerwald) the characteristics of rolling hills. Typical for the economy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick III Of Wied
Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1219–1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty * Frederick the Fair (Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), 1286–1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans Baden * Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826–1907), Grand Duke of Baden * Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857–1928), Grand Duke of Baden Bohemia * Frederick, Duke of Bohemia (died 1189), Duke of Olomouc and Bohemia Britain * Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son of King George II of Great Britain Brandenburg/Prussia * Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371–1440), also known as Frederick VI, Burgrave of Nuremberg * Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413–1470), Margrave of Brandenburg * Frederick William, Elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Landscape
Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although the mechanisms for providing protection vary widely, the basic meaning of the term remains the same. This is illustrated by an explanation found in a manual on electrical wiring: Some kind of protection is a characteristic of all life, as living things have evolved at least some protective mechanisms to counter damaging environmental phenomena, such as ultraviolet light. Biological membranes such as bark on trees and skin on animals offer protection from various threats, with skin playing a key role in protecting organisms against pathogens and excessive water loss. Additional structures like scales and hair offer further protection from the elements and from predators, with some animals having features such as spines or camouflage servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polemonium Caeruleum
''Polemonium caeruleum'', known as Jacob's-ladder or Greek valerian, is a hardy perennial flowering plant. The plant produces cup-shaped, blue or white flowers. It is native to temperate regions of Europe. Growth The plant usually reaches tall and broad, but some occasionally grow taller than . It can grow in North American hardiness zone 2. Habitat The plant is native to damp grasslands, woodlands, meadows and rocky areas in temperate areas of Europe and Asia. Cultivation The plant normally prefers soil that is rich in moisture and lime with partial shade. Normally hardy, some cultivars (e.g. 'Blue Pearl') behave as tender biennials, which means they are effectively annuals in cooler climates (below hardiness zone 6). The plant is known to have a few landscape uses as well such as attracting beneficial insects. The plant itself is convenient for container planting due to the shape of its growth. The flower may be presented as a cut flower or foliage and may be added to bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
