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
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
Sumser's Garden
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
In 1996 the nature reserve Jennetal was extended to nearly 23 ha. [2]
Flora
Trees
Among others: common hornbeam, sessile oak, downy oak, hawberry, chequer tree, service tree [3]
Plants
Outstanding species: orchids, himantoglossums [3]
References
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b Ebringen: Jennetal