シュトレーラの天然記念物・トップ16

Nice view

Worth a short stop with a view over the flat landscape.

You should come here just because of this mighty plane tree, which is more than 300 years old.

Established in 1958, the nature reserve covers 20 hectares. The Jahna River and the Keppritzbach stream give the forest and its floodplains an African-like appearance. There is a great deal of natural windthrow along the Jahna. However, dead wood is a natural component of floodplain forests, and the entire area is part of the EU's Natura 2000 ecological network. Besides many animal species, the endangered spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum) thrives here.

It is rare that a tree is declared a national heritage of Germany. The 200-year-old ginkgo in the Jahnishausen Castle Park was honored with it in October 2019. After all, it can live to be over 1000 years old, so it has just outgrown the "teenage age" (:-) and is one of the 100 most important trees in Germany.

Below the Elbe, between Strehla and Cottewitz, lies a broad granite rock: the Nixstein. It used to jut out of the water to a width of over eight meters (sixteen cubits) up to the middle of the river, endangered shipping, caused ice barriers with the resulting flooding and was the reason for an etiological story that gave the name Nixstein to the homes of mermaids in the Granite rock explained. Johannes Herrmann suspects that sand and rubble from the Rietzschebach, which flows into the Elbe next to the Nixstein, created a ford between the banks of the Elbe from Strehla and Lorenzkirch a thousand years ago. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strehla

Manor Oelzschau, manor house Construction time 16th century, 18th century, 19th century Architectural style: Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism Client: Heinrich Gottfried von Wesenig (1725) Condition: The manor house of the manor in Oelzschau is in a damaged condition. The park is well maintained. Current use: living Access: The grounds of the manor in Oelzschau are partially accessible. The manor cannot be visited. See https://www.architektur-blicklicht.de/schloesser-herrenhaeuser/rittergut-oelzschau-neues-herrenhaus-belgern-schildau-nordsachsen/

"A 454.4 hectare special protection zone is designated in the nature reserve, which is intended for succession and development. In 2014, marked visitor paths were laid out in some selected peripheral areas of the nature reserve, a 6 m high wooden observation tower was built, creating restricted tourist access. "- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gohrischheide_und_Elbniederterrasse_Zeithain