Teufelsbäder
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The Teufelsbäder is the name of a moor
landscape near Osterode am Harz
in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It lies within the nature reserve of the same name southeast of Augustental on the B 243
federal road.
, a karst spring
in the highland forest. They are the remains of an intensive deposition of Werra anhydrite
s and a representative part of the gypsum karst landscape
of the South Harz. The Großes and Kleines Teufelsbad ("Large and Small Devil's Bath") were formed by embankments and have become silted up fishing ponds. Their runoff empties into the Apenke
stream after flowing for just a few metres.
in 1980 the Lower Saxon State Office of Soil Science drilled 145 metres into the karst cavities below the anhydrite. In the hole, a steel pipe was installed from which about 1.5 litres of karst water flowed per second. With the help of contrast water testing
unsuccessful attempts were made to determine the origin of the water.
The area, which has been a nature reserve since 1984, is a habitat for rare plant species and a breeding ground for numerous birds typical of such features. Walkers are not permitted to leave the Karst Trail that runs past the Teufelsbäder.
Moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...
landscape near Osterode am Harz
Osterode am Harz
For the town in East Prussia formerly called Osterode, see Ostróda.Osterode am Harz often simply called Osterode, is a town in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It is the seat of government of the district of Osterode. The town is twinned with Scarborough,...
in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It lies within the nature reserve of the same name southeast of Augustental on the B 243
Bundesstraße 243
- Districts and municipalities :* Lower Saxony** Hildesheim *** Hildesheim*** Diekholzen: Egenstedt*** Bad Salzdetfurth: Groß Düngen, Wesseln*** Bockenem: Nette, Bönnien, Bockenem, Bornum** Goslar...
federal road.
Description
The ponds and marshy depressions in the nature reserve, which covers an area of roughly 84 hectares (207.6 acre), are fed by the TeufelslochTeufelsloch (Teufelsbäder)
The Teufelsloch is a karst spring near Osterode am Harz in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Description :The Teufelsloch is located southeast of Augustental in mature forest near the Karst Trail. It is a circular sinkhole with lustrous blue-green water...
, a karst spring
Karst spring
A karst spring is a spring that is part of a karst system. That includes the underground drainage of a much larger area, which means that karst springs often have a very large discharge...
in the highland forest. They are the remains of an intensive deposition of Werra anhydrite
Anhydrite
Anhydrite is a mineral – anhydrous calcium sulfate, CaSO4. It is in the orthorhombic crystal system, with three directions of perfect cleavage parallel to the three planes of symmetry. It is not isomorphous with the orthorhombic barium and strontium sulfates, as might be expected from the...
s and a representative part of the gypsum karst landscape
KARST
Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...
of the South Harz. The Großes and Kleines Teufelsbad ("Large and Small Devil's Bath") were formed by embankments and have become silted up fishing ponds. Their runoff empties into the Apenke
Apenke
The Apenke is a left tributary of the Söse in Osterode in the Harz Mountains in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Course :The Apenke rises south of the Feenhöhe heights in the Bärengarten. It flows initially parallel to the Eipenke stream in a southwesterly direction. Near Augustental it is joined...
stream after flowing for just a few metres.
in 1980 the Lower Saxon State Office of Soil Science drilled 145 metres into the karst cavities below the anhydrite. In the hole, a steel pipe was installed from which about 1.5 litres of karst water flowed per second. With the help of contrast water testing
Dye tracing
Dye tracing is tracking and tracing various flows using dye added to the liquid in question. The purpose of tracking may be an analysis of the flow itself, of the transport of something by the flow of the objects that convey the flow...
unsuccessful attempts were made to determine the origin of the water.
The area, which has been a nature reserve since 1984, is a habitat for rare plant species and a breeding ground for numerous birds typical of such features. Walkers are not permitted to leave the Karst Trail that runs past the Teufelsbäder.
External links
- Teufelsbäder Nature Reserve on the web pages of the Lower Saxon State Department for Waterway, Coastal and Nature ConservationLower Saxon State Department for Waterway, Coastal and Nature ConservationThe Lower Saxon Department for Water, Coastal and Nature Conservation or NLWKN is a department of the state of Lower Saxony, with its headquarters in Norden and is responsible to the Minister for the Environment and Climate Protection....
(NLWKN) - Teufelsbäder at karstwanderweg.de
- Teufelsbad drilling at karstwanderweg.de