Jennetal
The Jennetal (the suffix -tal means dale) is a valley cut in the Schönberg mountain and also the name of a nature reserve, where it's located.
Location
[edit]The Jennetal is located on the southwestern slope of the Schönberg, directly above Ebringen, at an altitude of about 1,100-1,475 ft (340-450 m) above sea level.[1]
History
[edit]Sumser's Garden
[edit]In 1931 Erwin Sumser purchased several lots of land in the Jennetal which he himself converted into a nature reserve. Upon his initiative, this nature reserve of originally 0,7095 ha became an officially protected area in 1937.[1] In 1960 he sold this area, which is commonly called Sumser's Garden (German: Sumsergarten), along with his other private nature reserves on the Baar, to the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.
Extension of the area
[edit]In 1996 the nature reserve Jennetal was extended to nearly 23 ha.[2]
Flora
[edit]Trees
[edit]Among others: common hornbeam, sessile oak, downy oak, hawberry, chequer tree, service tree[3]
Plants
[edit]Outstanding species: orchids, himantoglossums[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg: Jennetal
- ↑ Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg: Naturschutzgebiet Jennetal Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Ebringen: Jennetal