Sengelsberg (Böhne)

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The Sengelsberg in the Ostwald Ecker edge sinks is about 400 m above sea level. NN high hill at Böhne in northern Hesse Waldeck- Frankenberg.

Geographical location

The Sengelsberg located in networks hills about 900 m northwest of Böhne, one through which the Kißbach the municipality of Eder. To the north and north- east, the landscape passes to the nearby nature park Hawk Forest and on the south and south-west to the nearby Natural Park Keller -Edersee dortigem on Lake Eder. To the east and north past the mountain leads the county road 26 from Böhne to the northwest and south of the networks of 27 K Böhne to the southwest lovers, whereby networks and lovers at the little west of Mount networks are flowing.

Nature Spatial allocation

In the main physiographic unit group West Hesse Highlands ( number 34) of the Sengelsberg belongs in the main unit Ostwald Ecker edge sinks ( 341 ) in the subunit Wild Unger Valley ( 341.5 ) for natural area networks hill country ( 341.50 ).

Mountain height

The Sengelsberg is just over 400 meters high. About 100 meters south of its located above the 400 -m contour summit area can be found on topographic maps a trigonometric point to 399.8 m height.

Flora and Fauna

The Sengelsberg - high layers are used for agriculture, on its southern flank lies a grove of trees. There also thrive juniper heaths and orchids rich Magerrasen. There was a small herd Gray Horned Heath sheep settled that protect by intensive grazing the junipers and the lean front lawn Verwucherung and thus obtained.

A 1.61 -acre subdivision on the southern flank of Sengelsbergs is as important for rare species of amphibian habitat was designated a natural monument Sengelsberg. There's one of the last occurrence of the North Hessian natterjack toad, and to secure their habitat where they are carried out by local nature lovers biotope design measures.

Hiking and view option

The Sengelsberg is accessible for walkers, for example, on the forest path leading hawk on his brow, the ( 332.6 m) crosses the somewhat north-west Steinbach head the Herkulesweg. From its high altitude offers a wide view of the valley of the Eder and the Schloss Waldeck, but also to the near Böhne.