Klövensteen
The Klövensteen is a woodland area west of Hamburg, Germany.[1]
The forest covers an area of more than 513 ha (1,270 acres).[2] The Klövensteen is located in the districts of Hamburg in Rissen and Sülldorf and also has parts in Schleswig-Holstein namely in the towns of Pinneberg and Wedel and in the communities of Appen and Holm. [3] Originally the Klövensteen was part of a 100 km (62 mi) long inland dune, which lasted from the last Ice age and extended over an area from the northern Elbe, from the present-day Kiel Canal over the Haseldorf marsh to Geesthacht. The forest was created through afforestation in the 19th century.
Area
The area of the Klövensteen mainly consists of mixed woodlands with
The Klövensteen is presently used for agriculture and forestry as well as a recreational area.
References
- ^ a b "Waldgebiet Klövensteen - wo Hamburger Landluft genießen" [Woodland Klövensteen - Where the Hamburger can enjoy country air]. www.sehnsuchtdeutschland.com (in German). Sehnsucht Deutschland. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Klövensteen". www.regionalparkwedelerau.de (in German). Regionalpark Wedeler Au e.V. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Wandern im Klövensteen" [Hiking in Klövensteen]. www.hamburg.de (in German). Hamburg.de. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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