Idar Forest

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The Idarkopf, one of the low mountains in the Idar Forest

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

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:

Bodies of water

The Idarbach

Streams

The following streams rise in, or on the edge of, the Idar Forest:

Lakes and reservoirs

The Steinbach Reservoir

The following lakes and reservoirs are located in, or on the edge of, the Idar Forest:

Sources

  • Uwe Anhäuser: Heimat am Idarwald. Literaturverlag Dr. Gebhardt und Hilden, Idar-Oberstein 2001, .

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