Bauerngraben (nature reserve)

The farmer digging, also called Hungersee, the resin is a nature reserve with the existing periodically Mündungssee of Glasebachs between Breitungen, Agnes village and Roßla in the district of Mansfeld- South Harz in Saxony- Anhalt.

Geographical location

The nature reserve is located in the Lower Harz Harz nature park / Saxony- Anhalt and is part of the biosphere reserve karst landscape Suedharz. Southeast of Breitungen, southwest of Agnes village and north of Roßla it lies north of the worm beneath the mountain, a 338.1 m above sea level. NN high Ostausläufer the High head ( 351.1 m above sea level. NN ).

Description

An essential part of the nature reserve is a periodic lake (actually episodic sea; approximately 250 m above sea level. ) Or a shrinking pool of about 350 m long and 100 m wide, in which the Glasebach seeps. Characteristic is the part sudden disappearance of the lake when the drain opens by dissolving material. This can dry up the sea for a long time.

Hiking

Due to the nature reserve leads the Karstwanderweg. The farmer digging is popular destination and to reach from the nearby parking on easy hiking trail. He is included as No. 213 in the system of stamp locations of the Harz hiking pin; the stamp box ( ⊙ 51.48722222222211.078194444444 ) is located on the northern slope of the mountain above the worm farmer trench.