Rotes Luch

Rotes Luch
Landscape between Berlin and the Oderbruch
Rotes Luch between Berlin and the Oderbruch
Floor elevation45 metres (148 ft) up to 48 metres (157 ft) [1][2]
Geology
TypePlain grassland, glade, fen area
AgeGlacial period of the Holocene
Geography
Locationnear Waldsieversdorf, Märkische Schweiz, Brandenburg, Germany
Coordinates52°31′26″N 14°01′41″E / 52.524°N 14.028°E / 52.524; 14.028
Mountain rangeGlacial valley, Märkische Schweiz Nature Park

Rotes Luch (literally "Red Glade") is a reclaimed (i.e. drained) fen area, known locally as a luch, and extends to a width of about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) over a length of approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from southwest to northeast. It is located in the southwestern corner of the nature reserve Märkische Schweiz (‹See Tfd›German: Naturpark Märkische Schweiz) of Brandenburg, Germany. [1] [2]

  1. ^ a b Rad- Wander- & Gewässerkarte Naturpark Märkische Schweiz [Cycling, hiking and water map of the nature reserve Märkische Schweiz] (Map) (2nd ed.). 1 : 35,000 (in German). Cartography by Müller & Richert GbR, Gotha / Thür. Ilmenau and Ostseebad Wustrow, Germany: Verlag grünes herz. October 2007. ISBN 978-3-929993-91-2.
  2. ^ a b Südliches Märkisches Oderland - Wandern/Rad [Southern Märkisch-Oderland - Hiking|Cycling] (Map). 1 : 50,000. KOMPASS 746 (in German). Cartography by KOMPASS-Karten GmbH. 6063 Rum/Innsbruck, Austria: KOMPASS-Karten GmbH. September 2001. ISBN 978-3-85491-506-5.{{cite map}}: CS1 maint: location (link)