Belchen

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Belchen

Belchen and its bald summit, seen from Blauen
Elevation 1,414 m (4,639 ft)
Location
Belchen
The location within Baden-Württemberg
Location Germany
Range Black Forest
Coordinates 47°49′21″N 7°50′01″E / 47.82250°N 7.83361°E / 47.82250; 7.83361Coordinates: 47°49′21″N 7°50′01″E / 47.82250°N 7.83361°E / 47.82250; 7.83361

Belchen, 1,414 metres (4,639 ft), is the fourth highest summit of the Black Forest. It belongs to the districts of Münstertal, Schönenberg and Kleines Wiesental in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

Geography

Nature reserve of Belchen

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Because of its rare flora and fauna, Belchen was declared a nature reserve in 1949. The area was extended to 1600 ha in 1993.[1]

Literature

  • Wolf Drescher: Der Wald im Belchengebiet. In: Der Belchen. Natur- und Landschaftsschutzgebiete Baden-Württembergs 13, S. 481–536 ISBN 3-88251-136-2
  • Geographisch-kartographisches Institut Meyer: Südschwarzwald (Meyers Naturführer). Meyers Lexikonverlag, Mannheim, 1989 ISBN 3-411-02775-4
  • Dieter Kohlhepp: Der Belchen. Waldkircher Verlags-Gesellschaft, 1997, ISBN 3-87885-323-8
  • Albrecht Schlageter: Zur Geschichte des Bergbaus im Umkreis des Belchen. In: Der Belchen. Natur- und Landschaftsschutzgebiete Baden-Württembergs 13, S. 127–310 ISBN 3-88251-136-2
  • Bezirksstelle für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege Freiburg, ed. (1994) (in German), Natur und Naturschutz – Der Belchen im Schwarzwald, Waldkirch, ISBN 3-87885-292-4

External links

References

  1. ↑ Badish Pages: Belchen Black Forest
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