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A compiled catalogue of seismic events recorded within the proximity of the Erzgebirge watershed.

Historical Earthquake Records and Seismic Data Associated with the Weicholdswald Nature Reserve

This historical record documents seismic activity identified in the vicinity of Weicholdswald through proximity analysis of regional epicentre data. The catalogue provides a structured overview of recorded earthquake dates, magnitude values, and focal depths, offering geographic context for the seismic history of the surrounding Erzgebirge landscape. Each entry reflects data sourced from verified seismic networks, calculated by distance to the nature reserve boundaries.

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A long-protected beech-dominated forest sanctuary in the eastern Erzgebirge of Saxony.

Weicholdswald

Weicholdswald is a small nature reserve located in the Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It lies in the eastern part of the Erzgebirge, between the villages of Hirschsprung and Bärenstein, both of which belong to the town of Altenberg, on a forested ridge that marks the watershed between streams feeding the Hirschkopfbach and the Biela river system. The reserve protects roughly 104 hectares of mixed deciduous woodland that has escaped large-scale conversion to spruce monoculture, allowing a richly developed beech forest community to persist on granitic and quartz-porphyry substrates. What gives Weicholdswald its special character is a long-standing combination of historical, geological, and ecological factors. The stony soils discouraged farming, the local population relied on the woodland for timber rather than clearing it for fields, and reforestation with conifers was never carried out. As a result, a 40-hectare core area of the reserve has been set aside as a Naturwaldzelle, a strict forest wilderness cell where no forestry or human use is allowed. The reserve was formally designated in 1961 and is recognised as both a Flora-Fauna-Habitat area and a habitat and species management area under IUCN category IV. Ecologically, Weicholdswald is dedicated primarily to the conservation of old-growth and near-natural European beech forest, with a notable share of approximately 160-year-old beech trees, alongside sycamore maple, spruce, fir, and birch that have established through natural regeneration. It also shelters a remarkably diverse beetle fauna, around 45 breeding bird species, amphibians and reptiles in its streams and pools, and seven recorded bat species, making it a compact but ecologically dense protected area within the Ore Mountains landscape.

Location
Germany
Park type
Nature reserve
Established
1961
Area
1 km²
Weicholdswald Nature Reserve Atlas

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Weicholdswald serves as the German protected-site reference for these spatially associated earthquakes. Compare the source dates, magnitudes, depths, epicentre labels, and calculated distances independently; inclusion in the search does not establish a local event, environmental consequence, current hazard, or forecast.

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Exploration of protected mountain terrain and volcanic geology

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Area
3 km²
Established
1960
Relief
Mountain
Climate
Temperate
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Established
1999
Relief
Mountain
Climate
Temperate
Scope
Terrestrial
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Examining the geography and mapped peatland terrain in the Sachsen region

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Area
0.135 km²
Established
1961
IUCN
IV
Visitors
17.5K annual
Georgenfelder Hochmoor Nature Reserve Geography
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Nature reserveÚstecký kraj
6.2 km away#4 closest

South

Rašeliniště U jezera, Cínovecké rašeliniště: Protected Nature Reserve and Bog Landscape

Geography and environmental context in the Ústecký kraj mountain range.

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Area
0.601 km²
Established
2001
IUCN
IV
Relief
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Exploring the stream valley geography of Saxony, Germany.

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Area
2.578 km²
Established
2015
IUCN
IV
Gimmlitztal Nature Reserve Geography
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Geographic atlas and protected area landscape summary

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Area
0.017 km²
Established
2004
IUCN
IV
Water
Major water bodies
Rájecká rašeliniště Nature Reserve Geography
A watercolor illustration depicting rolling, soft hills and green vegetation with distant, faded mountains in the background, set against a plain white background.
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Spargründe bei Dohna: Nature Reserve and Protected Valley Landscapes in Germany

Examining the crystalline ravines and forest ecosystems of the Saxon landscape

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Area
0.373 km²
Relief
Upland
Climate
Temperate
Access
Easy access
Spargründe bei Dohna Nature Reserve Geography
Nature reserveSaxony
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Northwest

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Regional landscape profile in Saxony, Germany

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Area
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Established
1961
IUCN
IV
Relief
Upland
Weißeritztalhänge Protected Area Atlas
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Examine the detailed terrain and ecological zoning of Weicholdswald within the MoriAtlas database. Uncover how this specific nature reserve functions as a vital forest refugium in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge region, supporting ancient beech stands and specialized biodiversity through structured map and geographic data exploration.

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