The Hannoverschen Klippen, a part of the
Weser mountain country (Weserbergland), are in the southwest of the
low mountain range Solling directly on the northern bank of the
river Weser. They rise between the villages Bad Karlshafen (Hessen)
and Würgassen (North Rhine-Westphalia) and are the only natural
rocks of the Solling. The easternmost of the seven cliffs carries a
prospect platform, from which one you have a wonderful view over
the Weser mountain country.
The emergence of the Hannoverschen Klippen hands back
approximately 250 million years. In the age of the early earth
Middle Ages (Trias) river systems from the south rinsed loose sand
near, which settled in the area of the today's Weser mountain
country. In the course of the millions of years the deposited
layers reached a strength of more than 1000 meters.
Under this load the loose river sands solidified itself to
sandstone. Later it came to a flat, shieldlike upbulging of the
deposited rock formations. In the future by erosion the upper
surface layers consisting of shelly limestone were cleared away.
The Weser, incisioned between Solling and Reinhardswald uncovered
here the to the west subsidenced layers of the bright sandstone in
a sequence of cliffs. During last one million years the Weser cut
itself 20 centimetres per millenium into the valley.
Above the cliffs still today the Weser sandstone, also
Buntsandstein mentioned is diminished, which finds cut in plates
for roofing or horticulture.
Log conditions: Answer the following questions and send us the
answers:
1. Which colour has the sandstone, which is broken in the quarry
in the proximity of the cliffs?
2. How are the earth Middle Ages, to which the Trias belongs,
called scientifically?
3. How many meters do the cliffs arise above the river
Weser?
It would be nice, if you could submit a photo with your log.
The answer to question 2 will not be found locally!
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