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Schwemmsee Natural Monument

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Schwemmsee Natural Monument

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Schwemmsee Natural Monument

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Location: Höchberg, Landkreis Würzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Haus am Horizont Sculpture – Schwemmsee Natural Monument loop from Waldbüttelbrunn

7.20km

01:56

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2. Müllersee – Schwemmsee Nature Monument loop from Waldbüttelbrunn

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01:24

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3. Schwemmsee Nature Monument – Pfadfindersee loop from Höchberg

6.28km

01:43

90m

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Manuela

October 24, 2023

The forest pond is particularly protected as a natural monument. The alluvial lake offers a habitat for numerous animals, including the dragonfly (Anisoptera) and the pond newt (Triturus vulgaris). The natural monument is characterized by a swinging lawn with cattails, sedges, field mint, purple loosestrife, rushes, loosestrife and the rare water fennel. The yellow iris blooms on the banks from May to July. In contrast to the Bauernsee, the Schwemmsee rarely dries out.

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ANGELIKA

January 19, 2025

The Schwemmsee is a wetland biotope and natural monument in the Höchberg forest. The body of water is located in a depression (334 m above sea level) west of Höchberg in the municipal forest. The Schwemmsee is a stop on the Höchberg forest nature trail and can also be reached from the New Cemetery car park about 200 meters to the northeast. The Schwemmsee probably formed in the last ice age from an ice lens in the ground: an ice lens is a raised area of the ground that occurs when there is frost and the ground is cohesive. The reason for this is the capillary effect, which makes it possible to transport groundwater from a depth of up to 50 m to the frost penetration depth (between 20 and 120 cm in winter in Germany). The water collects there, freezes and raises the ground. Since the groundwater is constantly replenished, the ice accumulations and the raised areas above them become larger and larger. The forest pond has been designated a natural monument since March 25, 1938. [2] The protected area has an area of about 1500 m². The lake provides a habitat for numerous animals. (Würzburg Wiki)

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Elevation 320 m

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Tuesday 13 January

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Location: Höchberg, Landkreis Würzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Schwemmsee Natural Monument

1. Haus am Horizont Sculpture – Schwemmsee Natural Monument loop from Waldbüttelbrunn

2. Müllersee – Schwemmsee Nature Monument loop from Waldbüttelbrunn

3. Schwemmsee Nature Monument – Pfadfindersee loop from Höchberg

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