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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Liebenau

Muschelkalk slopes Siechenberg near Liebenau

Natural Monuments

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Kassel

Liebenau

Muschelkalk slopes Siechenberg near Liebenau

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Muschelkalk slopes Siechenberg near Liebenau

Name: Muschelkalk slopes Siechenberg near Liebenau
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Location: Liebenau, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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1. Muschelkalk Cliffs – Diemel River loop from Ostheim

7.47km

01:56

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Schwiemelkopf Nature Reserve – View of the Diemel Valley loop from Lamerden

11.7km

03:16

220m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Muschelkalk Cliffs – Diemel River loop from Zwergen

13.2km

03:42

270m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Wandertourist

April 23, 2023

The shell limestone slopes date back to a time when this area was covered by a flat sea. Therefore, you can still admire the deposits of the former seabed, which can be observed here layer by layer. Numerous fossils have also been found. Today, the slopes are mainly important due to the abundance of butterfly species.

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Claudia & Panama 🥾🐶

March 14, 2024

Shell limestone as an “elixir of life”
The lime-rich sediments of the Muschelkalk Sea are the basis for modern communities that are extremely rich in species. The beech forests based on the shallow limestone weathered soils, as well as the limestone semi-dry grasslands, are famous for their abundance of orchids.
But the rock itself is also a habitat. If it faces south or west, it warms up significantly more than the surrounding area and is a popular sunbathing spot for insects such as the tiger beetle or reptiles such as the sand lizard. The strong warming of the rocks leads to updrafts, which are preferably used for sailing. Common ravens in particular are happy to accept this offer and show daring flight games when the flight conditions are favorable
Rock crevices and more weathered marly layers are home to specialists such as juniper, horseshoe clover and swallowwort.
Here at the Schwiemelkopf, almost 50 m of the Lower Muschelkalk, which is 110 to 130 m thick, comes to light.

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Distance 723 m

Uphill 20 m

Downhill 20 m

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Location: Liebenau, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Muschelkalk slopes Siechenberg near Liebenau

1. Muschelkalk Cliffs – Diemel River loop from Ostheim

2. Schwiemelkopf Nature Reserve – View of the Diemel Valley loop from Lamerden

3. Muschelkalk Cliffs – Diemel River loop from Zwergen

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