Teichelberg

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The Great Teichel mountain ( also Big Teichlberg, Großteichlberg or just pond (s) lberg called ) is a 683 m above sea level. NN high basalt mountain in the Stone Forest, a low mountain range in the administrative region Upper Palatinate, Bavaria ( Germany ).

Landowner is the State of Bavaria ( state forest ), is the responsible forest management forest Assen.

Geographical location

The Great Teichel mountain is located in the northeast part of the stone forest in the Bavarian district Tirschenreuth in the district of the municipality Pechbrunn. At its northern foot of the railway line Regensburg -Hof runs, coming at the southern foot of Großbüchlberg and after Fuchsmühl leader of the Frankish mountain path.

Geology

Between Marktredwitz, Mitterteich, Konnersreuth and Seußen is a large basalt eruption area. It is the westernmost foothills of the North Bohemian Basaltvulkanismus. In the Miocene basalt here liquid mass is penetrated up through the granite.

Nature Reserve, European reserve and forest reserve

The mountain region was made in 1996 with an area of ​​114.8 hectares of nature reserve and is a designated European Fauna-Flora -Habitat. Large parts of it are natural forest reserve - this region is thus under triple protection. Particularly striking and worthy of protection are the eye-catching scree areas and the mixed deciduous forest complex consisting of beeches, limes and grapes cherries. These forests are among the oldest tree populations in the natural environment and achieve in core areas of an age of up to 230 years. In the herb layer grow among other primroses, lilies, lung herb, woodruff and Weißwurz. Furthermore, this nature reserve is the habitat for rare and endangered bird species such as dove, gray and lesser spotted woodpecker, woodcock, boreal owl, black stork and eagle owl. The old hardwood stocks are inhabited by bats and there are over 226 different species of moths. In the area of ​​lynxes and wildcats occur. For the Wildcats Teichel mountain is one of three state-wide locations where propagates this way.

Economic use

On the north side of the mountain about 45 m thick basalt cover is mined in a quarry since 1888. From the rock is produced in crushing gravel, gravel and chippings.

Say

According to legend, lived on the Teichel mountain in ancient times, the Hankerln. They were good-natured, helpful dwarves with long beards and wrinkled faces and keeping watch near the Hankelbrunnens their underground gold treasures to ungrateful people they displaced.