Klövensteen
The Klövensteen is a nature reserve woodland area west of Hamburg, Germany.[1]
The reserve covers an area of more than 513 ha (1,270 acres).[2] The Klövensteen is located in the districts of Hamburg in Rissen and Sülldorf and also has parts in Schleswig-Holstein namely in the towns of Pinneberg and Wedel and in the communities of Appen and Holm. [3] Originally the Klövensteen was part of a 100 km (62 mi) long inland dune, which lasted from the last Ice age and extended over an area from the northern Elbe, from the present-day Kiel Canal over the Haseldorf marsh to Geesthacht. The forest was created through afforestation in the 19th century.
Area
The area of the Klövensteen mainly consists of mixed woodlands with hardwood trees and conifers, broken up by open fields and clearings. Southwest of the Klövensteen lies the natural reserve Schnaakenmoor. Schnaakenmoor consist mainly of marshes and is home to a number of rare animal and plant species. It is protected in a similar way as the Klövensteen. The southern border of the Klövensteen is along the Wedeler Au, a river which begins in Hamburg-Sülldorf and flows into the Elbe.[1] Some of the animals that can be seen in the reserve are fallow deer, sika deer, red deer as wild boar.[3]
The Klövensteen is presently used for agriculture and forestry as well as a recreational area.
References
- 1 2 "Waldgebiet Klövensteen - wo Hamburger Landluft genießen" [Woodland Klövensteen - Where the Hamburger can enjoy country air]. www.sehnsuchtdeutschland.com (in German). Sehnsucht Deutschland. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Klövensteen". www.regionalparkwedelerau.de (in German). Regionalpark Wedeler Au e.V. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Wandern im Klövensteen" [Hiking in Klövensteen]. www.hamburg.de (in German). Hamburg.de. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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Coordinates: 53°35′47″N 9°44′47″E / 53.5964°N 9.7463°E