Idar Forest
Forest in Germany
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The Idar Forest (German: Idarwald, Celtic: "id ar" - hill forest above the land) is part of the Hunsrück low mountain range in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The Idar Forest lies in the districts of Bernkastel-Wittlich and Birkenfeld in the northeast of the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park. It lies more or less in the triangle formed by the villages of Morbach (in the northwest), Rhaunen (northeast) and Idar-Oberstein (southeast), but apart from Morbach – does not extend as far as these places. The underlying rocks are primarily made up of Lower Devonian quartzites.
Mountains
Amongst the highest mountains in the Idar Forest are:
- An den zwei Steinen (766 m)
- Kahlheid (766 m)
- Steingerüttelkopf (757 m)
- Ruppelstein (755 m)
- Idarkopf (746 m) - crowned by the Idarkopf Tower
- Usarkopf (724 m)
Bodies of water
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Streams
The following streams rise in, or on the edge of, the Idar Forest:
- Dhron
- Idarbach (Nahe) - rises between Erbeskopf and Kahlheid
- Idarbach (Hahnenbach) - rises north of the Idarkopf near Hochscheid
- Rhaunelbach
- Steinbach
Lakes and reservoirs
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The following lakes and reservoirs are located in, or on the edge of, the Idar Forest:
- Steinbach Reservoir on the Steinbach
References
- Uwe Anhäuser: Heimat am Idarwald. Literaturverlag Dr. Gebhardt und Hilden, Idar-Oberstein 2001, .
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