Natural regions of Saxony

The illustrated here natural spatial organization of Saxony was than in the years between 1994 and 2001 by a working group called the " balance of nature and area character" of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig as part of the research and development project " natural areas and natural area potential of the Free State of Saxony in scale 1:50000 " edited the basis for land development and regional planning. This was funded by the Saxon State Ministry for Environment and Agriculture and the Saxon Ministry of the Interior.

Basis of the structure was the statewide comprehensive detection of the smallest physical geographic space units ( Physiotope ). These were aggregated according to the method of the natural spatial order regular way to form larger units ( Nanogeochoren and Mikrogeochoren ). For each of the thus determined Mikrogeochoren exists a 9seitiges documentation sheet, the cartographic representation was carried out on 55 sheets at a scale of 1:50000 ( " natural area map of Saxony "). In further steps, the aggregation approximately 1445 Mikrogeochoren were combined into Mesogeochoren and this eventually to 28 Makrogeochoren (see list of physiographic units in Saxony). From the level of Mikrogeochore upwards each natural area received an individual name, with newly created names to certain conventions to follow. The classification of Makrogeochoren in natural space units at a higher level is indicated by the so-called " Saxony's regions', which likewise got own terms, but applied across broad segments of the political boundaries and in fact represent excerpts from far broader units.

Saxon natural regions and Makrogeochoren

  • Saxon- Niederlausitzer Heathland ( part of the North German lowlands ) Lausitz Border Wall
  • Muskauer Heide
  • Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Area
  • Koenigsbrueck - Ruhlander Gentiles
  • Elbe -Elster valley
  • Duben - Dahlen Heath
  • Upper Lusatian mining area
  • Leipziger Land
  • Mining area south of Leipzig
  • North Saxon plates and hills
  • Großenhainer Care
  • Ostthüringisches Lößhügelland
  • Erzgebirgsbecken
  • Mittelsächsisches Lößhügelland
  • Trough - Lößhügelland
  • Dresdner Elbtalweitung
  • Eastern Erzgebirge
  • West Lusatian hill and mountain country
  • Oberlausitzer climes
  • Eastern Upper Lusatia

Comparison with the natural spatial breakdown Meynen and BfN

Emil Meynen had divided Germany into main unit groups ( two-digit numbers ), the main units ( three digit numbers ) and sub ​​- natural areas (fractions ) nationwide in the 1950s. This was only the latest of uniform administration for the whole of Germany, then such an overall representation for the division of Germany was not possible for many years. The exploration and acquisition of natural areas in Saxony was still operated continuously since then and has led to extensive changes. Since the processing area of ​​the " natural area map of Saxony " is limited to the territory of the Free State of Saxony, in Germany -wide planning, for instance by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, resorted to date on the old Meynensche classification for Saxony. However, in the relevant professional practice at the country level it does not matter anymore.

The following Meynenschen main units or groups are at least partly in Saxony ( in brackets are the new numbers after BfN):

Central Upland Range

  • 41 ( = D17 ) Vogtland 410 Ostthüringisch - Vogtländische plateaus Ronneburger agricultural and mining area
  • 420 southern slopes of the Erzgebirge ( Ore Mountains extreme southwest of the West )
  • 421 Upper West Erzgebirge ( Ore Mountains West up to the extreme southwest and far north- east, south of the central Erzgebirge)
  • 422 Upper Eastern Ore Mountains ( South of the Eastern Ore Mountains )
  • 423 Lower West Erzgebirge ( Ore Mountains extreme northeast of the West, north and center of the central Erzgebirge )
  • 424 Lower Eastern Ore Mountains ( north and center of the eastern Ore Mountains )
  • 430 Elbe Sandstone Mountains ( Saxon Switzerland )
  • 431 Zittau Mountains
  • 440 Neisse region (South-eastern Eastern Upper Lusatia )
  • 441 Lusatian Highlands ( Upper Lusatian Mountains )
  • 442 Ostlausitzer Foothills ( northwest Eastern Upper Lusatia )
  • 443 Westlausitzer Foothills (eastern West Lusatian hill and mountain country)
  • 444 Lusatian climes ( Oberlausitzer climes )

East German lowlands

  • 45 ( = D19a ) Erzgebirge 450 Mittelsächsisches Lößlehmhügelland ( trough - Lößhügelland )
  • 451 Erzgebirgisches pool (middle and eastern Erzgebirgsbecken )
  • 452 Upper Pleissenland (western Erzgebirgsbecken )
  • 460 Dresden Elbe Valley area (Dresdner Elbtalweitung )
  • 461 Lusatian plate (western West Lusatian hill and mountain country)
  • 462 Großenhainer Care
  • 463 Mittelsächsisches loess ( Mittelsächsisches Lößhügelland )
  • 464 Oschatzer hills ( East of North Saxon plates and hills )
  • 465 Grimmaer porphyry hills (western North Saxon plates and hills )
  • 466 Altenburg- Zeitz loess ( Altenburg- Zeitz Lößhügelland, extreme south of Leipzig country, only in smaller amounts in Saxony )
  • 467 Leipziger Land (center and east of the country Leipzig )
  • 840 Luckau - Calauer pool
  • 841 Cottbus sand plate ( only minimally in Saxony )
  • 842 Lusatian border wall ( Niederlausitzer border wall )
  • 844 Niederlausitzer edge hill ( Senftenberg - Finsterwalder pool and boards, only minimally in Saxony )
  • 880 Dahlen - Duebener Heide ( Duben - Dahlen Heath )
  • 881 Elbe -Elster lowlands ( Elsterwerda - Herzberger Elster valley and Riesa- Torgau Elbe Valley )
  • 890 Oberlausitzer pond area ( Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Area)
  • 891 Muskauer Heide
  • 892 Koenigsbrueck - Ruhlander Gentiles

Since this is not a simple development or modification of the presented classification of Meynen at the current nature space planning Saxony, significant deviations have occurred, although some of the historic names continue to be used and also a part of the border lines were merely clarified.

  • The level of the main unit group was abandoned entirely. The newly introduced format of the " Saxon natural region " is to be interpreted not simply as a natural spatial unit, as it is only partially oriented to natural area boundaries. The highlands were grouped under " Saxon hill country and low mountain ranges ." These include the three older main unit groups D15 D17 or 41-43 plus in the main unit 441 montaneren part of Upper Lusatia (D14 and 44 ).
  • The Upper Lusatia was up on the main unit 441 (see above), is the Saxon Lössgefilde that otherwise from Erzgebirge and Saxon Hill Country (Main unit group 19 and 45-46 ), incorporated.
  • The main unit groups Elbe -valley lowlands (D10 and 88 ) and Upper Lusatian Heath Country (D10 and 89 ) were combined with the Saxon parts of the main unit group Lusatian Basin and Spreewald under Saxon- Niederlausitzer heathland.
  • The distribution of the Erzgebirge was changed.
  • The Elstergebirge, formerly subspace of the Vogtland, appears in the rank of a Makrogeochore, although on cross -border viewing it represents only a part of such.
  • Numerous natural area boundaries have been moved or clarified.
Lusatian Border Ridge Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape Dresden Basin Upper Lusatian Gefilde Western Ore Mountains Elster Mountains Saxon Uplands
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