Schaich
| Schaich | |
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| Country | Germany |
Schaich is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
The Sheikh rises in Schönbuch, a mountainous forest area of southern German Keuper highlands in the Schönbuch nature park southwest of Stuttgart. The source is - not far from the Würm origin - at Bromberg. You entfließt the stallion fountain. From there, the Sheikh flows in predominantly easterly direction through the districts Altdorf, Holzgerlingen, Weil im Schönbuch, Dettenhausen, Walddorfhäslach, Schlaitdorf and Aichtal to look out for passing the southern Betzenberg east of the hamlet of New House in the Aich opens.
Nature reserve Schaichtal
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Schaich valley Sea
Schaich near Neunehaus
The Schaichtal is one of the most close to nature riverine landscapes in the Stuttgart area. Since 23 February 1995, the valley between Dettenhausen and new house is around 8 km long, including there flanks of Betzenberg, oak ridge and Schaichberg as nature reserve Schaichtal[1] reported (NSG number 1,210). The 467.8 hectare area covers the counties Reutlingen, Tübingen and Esslingen. They found here a snail that Desmoulins' whorl snail (Vertigo moulisiana) that in Württemberg was believed lost and has been found only here alive. Lush riverbank vegetation, lakes and ponds characterize the scenic valley, the rare species such as kingfisher, fire salamander and dippers are here at home.
Retention basins Schaichtal
In 1984 Wasserverband Aich planned to dam the Sheikh with a 17 m high dam. The citizens' initiative "Save the Schaichtal" prevented this.
Bike and hiking trails
There are some cycling and walking routes through the Schaichtal, including: Hohenzollernradweg
See also
List of nature reserves in Baden-Württemberg (only in German)
Literature
Reinhard Wolf, Ulrike Kreh (ed.): Die Naturschutzgebiete im Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2007 ISBN 978-3-7995-5176-2 , pp 483–485
References
Hochspringen ↑ State Institute for Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation, Baden-Württemberg
External links
- Fact file of the Nature Reserve in the index of protected areas published by the Baden-Württemberg Office for the Environment, Survey and Conservation (Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg)
- Schoenbuch.eu – „Rundwanderweg über den Betzenberg durch das Schaichtal“, abgerufen am 31. Mai 2010
See also
Coordinates: 48°37′N 9°13′E / 48.617°N 9.217°E