{"id":42239,"date":"2024-06-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wo-die-vielen-stoerche-wohnen\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T11:45:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T09:45:29","slug":"where-the-storks-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/where-the-storks-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the storks live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>A special irrigation concept allows for a regular spectacle in the Southern Palatinate irrigating the Queich river meadows around Bellheim according to a centuries-old tradition, which has recently been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. It transforms the area into the largest breeding ground for storks in Rhineland-Palatinate.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It takes just a few simple moves for Pirmin Hilsendegen to open the small clasp. He pulls on one of the sliders and the water gushes out flowing in swirls that ripple on the surface of the water. The swirls are considerable. If you fell into one of the channels here, you wouldn\u2019t get out so easily, because despite the water currents\u2019 calming and even gentle appearance, they have an unexpected amount of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-youtube\"><div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-video-youtube\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-no-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"YouTube\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-caption\"> <p>Mit dem Laden des Videos akzeptieren Sie die Datenschutzerkl\u00e4rung von YouTube.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Mehr erfahren<\/a><\/p> <p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn _brlbs-icon-play-white\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Video laden<\/a><\/p> <p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>YouTube immer entsperren<\/small><\/label><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"youtube\"><script type=\"text\/template\">PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iV28gZGllIHZpZWxlbiBTdMO2cmNoZSB3b2huZW46IERpZSBRdWVpY2h3aWVzZW4gYmVpIEJlbGxoZWltIiB3aWR0aD0iNTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4MSIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLW5vY29va2llLmNvbS9lbWJlZC9FOFF2c0JLZnZZZz9mZWF0dXJlPW9lbWJlZCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93PSJhY2NlbGVyb21ldGVyOyBhdXRvcGxheTsgY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlOyBlbmNyeXB0ZWQtbWVkaWE7IGd5cm9zY29wZTsgcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlOyB3ZWItc2hhcmUiIHJlZmVycmVycG9saWN5PSJzdHJpY3Qtb3JpZ2luLXdoZW4tY3Jvc3Mtb3JpZ2luIiBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4+PC9pZnJhbWU+<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die Queichwiesen: Unser Video zeigt den Zauber des Naturparadieses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pirmin is out and about with Esther Gr\u00fcne this morning. Together, they walk past mills, flooded green spaces and forests along the Queichwiesen-Rundwanderweg hiking trail loop, which enables one to explore a wonderful natural area\u2014and learn a lot about the history of the Southern Palatinate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-15-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-15.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former biology teacher Pirmin Hilsendegen gets involved especially during the W\u00e4ssertage days.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hardly anyone else knows this region as well as Pirmin does. Born in Ottersheim in 1958, the now retired secondary school teacher grew up in a family of farmers. \u201cMy father used to go with two cows into the fields here when I was a child,\u201d he recalls. In the 1970s, however, dairy farming became less and less profitable. And with every farm that disappeared, knowledge also got lost\u2014not least that of Queich meadow irrigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-45-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-45-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-45.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The clear water of the Queich river gleams beautifully.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s why we founded a support group in 1996 to restore the irrigation system,\u201d says Pirmin, who regularly organises information events and guided tours and also helps out when the irrigation system requires it during the W\u00e4ssertage days. Farmers, conservationists and representatives of the municipalities along the Queich river come together in the support group, coordinated by the municipality of Ottersheim. Primin was committed to developing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourenplaner-rheinland-pfalz.de\/de\/tour\/wanderung\/queichwiesen-rundwanderweg-immaterielles-unesco-weltkulturerbe-\/56098890\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hiking trail loop <\/a>together with Esther, chairwoman of the S\u00fcdpfalz-Tourismus association. Today, they start at the Oldtimerscheune barn in Ottersheim, one of seven villages where the old irrigation system has been preserved. The meadows in the areas around  Hochstadt, Zeiskam, Lustadt, Landau, Offenbach, Knittelsheim, Bellheim and Ottersheim are regularly irrigated\u2014only by means of weirs and canals and thanks to gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pirmin and Esther first walk to the Ottersheim dividing weir, which has existed since the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century, possibly even since the 16<sup>th<\/sup>. \u201cThe weir ensures that the Spiegelbach brook has a constant supply of water,\u201d says Pirmin, former biology and theology teacher, for whom Queich meadow irrigation brings together ecology and cultural history. \u201cEven the Romans knew this technology.\u201d The Prince-electors ran the large Friedrichsb\u00fchl water and hunting lodge, not far from here in the Bellheimer Wald forest. Only ruins of the castle remain\u2014and the imposing entrance gate, which is now part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/the-memory-of-the-palatinate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Historical Museum of the Palatinate<\/a>. One day, augmented reality could perhaps help bring the lodge\u2019s former grandeur back to life, at least virtually. Until then, the deserted village reminds us that horse farming was an important factor in developing the irrigation system. The system of irrigation ditches was developed during the electoral period not only to secure the farmers\u2019 harvests, but also to provide fodder for the elector\u2019s military horses. The water level of the Queich is raised with the help of weirs on a regular basis: at the W\u00e4ssertage days in April and May as well as in July and August. The water from the river is then directed in a slight gradient into the ditches. The integrated clasps are closed and cause the water to overflow the ditches flooding the meadows after a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s happening here is physics in action<\/p>\n<cite>Esther Gr\u00fcne<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This creates a mosaic of briefly flooded areas, some more than others, leading to countless storks inhabiting the meadows. \u201cThere are ideal feeding conditions for them here,\u201d explains the tourism officer. \u201cMy area of responsibility turns into a buffet for red-legged creatures coming over from the nearby Baden and Alsace during these days. The last stork had been sighted here in 1973 until \u201ca major reintroduction project was launched in 1997. Some 90 stork pairs, coming also from Baden and France, now use the area again to breed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-32-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-32.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The clear water of the Queich river gleams beautifully.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to explore the Queich meadows on your own, you can start at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pfalzstorch.de\/en\/stork-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rheinland-Pf\u00e4lzisches Storchenzentrum (Rhineland-Palatinate storks educational centre) in Bornheim<\/a>. The centre not only explains a lot about the long-legged animals, but also demonstrates irrigation technology using an interactive model. The nine-kilometre hiking trail loop through the meadows along the Queich river starts at the Bellheim cemetery. However, you could also start at the Oldtimerscheune barn in Ottersheim, at the Zeiskamer or Knittelsheimer M\u00fchle mills or at the Queichwiesen-Schleife loop located at the Sch\u00fctzenhaus tavern in Bellheim. If you set off on the W\u00e4ssertage days, you should wear waterproof shoes, because it doesn\u2019t just get wet on the meadows, but also along the paths from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-49.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-49-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-49-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-49-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-49-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WO-SONST-QUEICHEN-49.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You can start your tour along the Queichwiesen-Rundwanderweg hiking trail loop at the Oldtimerscheune barn in Ottersheim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few storks are foraging in the meadows, which are full of earthworms, insects, mice, moles and frogs. \u201cRare insect species such as the dusky large blue and the Lauchschrecke grasshopper are also spotted in the alternatingly wet areas,\u201d says Pirmin. The Queich meadows are a bird sanctuary and feature rare plants as well\u2014such as the tubular water-dropwort. The area used for irrigation between Landau and Germersheim covers around 450 hectares in total. The hiking trail loop takes in some beautiful sites there, passing picturesque watercourses and mills along the way. Granting it the status of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2023, \u201cUNESCO has recognised the Southern Palatinate irrigation concept together with comparable projects in Franconia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands,\u201d says Esther. She wants to raise awareness of the region and the project \u201cholistically,\u201d as she puts it, and beyond municipal and district boundaries. After all, the unique irrigation system brings together long-standing tradition with the future and history with nature conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queichwiesen.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.queichwiesen.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queicherleben.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.queicherleben.de<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special irrigation concept allows for a regular spectacle in the Southern Palatinate irrigating the Queich river meadows around Bellheim according to a centuries-old tradition, which has recently been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. 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