Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Halle (Westf.), Germany

Legend

Churches & Art
Nature
Water & Wind
Historical
Heritage & Space
Tourism
Paid Tours & Activities

Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 0.9 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 36 m

Experience Halle (Westf.) in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Halle (Westf.)

Sight 1: Roteiche / Quercus rubra

Show sight on map
Roteiche / Quercus rubra

Quercus rubra, the northern red oak, is an oak tree in the red oak group. It is a native of North America, in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada. It has been introduced to small areas in Western Europe, where it can frequently be seen cultivated in gardens and parks. It prefers good soil that is slightly acidic. Often simply called red oak, northern red oak is so named to distinguish it from southern red oak (Q. falcata), also known as the Spanish oak. Northern red oak is sometimes called champion oak.

Wikipedia: Quercus rubra (EN)

34 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: Spitzahorn / Acer platanoides

Show sight on map
Spitzahorn / Acer platanoides Martin Bobka (= Martin120) / CC BY-SA 2.5

Acer platanoides, commonly known as the Norway maple, is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from Spain east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran. It was introduced to North America in the mid-1700s as a shade tree. It is a member of the family Sapindaceae.

Wikipedia: Acer platanoides (EN)

27 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Bergulme / Ulmus glabra

Show sight on map
Bergulme / Ulmus glabra

Ulmus glabra Hudson, the wych elm or Scots elm, has the widest range of the European elm species, from Ireland eastwards to the Ural Mountains, and from the Arctic Circle south to the mountains of the Peloponnese and Sicily, where the species reaches its southern limit in Europe; it is also found in Iran. A large deciduous tree, it is essentially a montane species, growing at elevations up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft), preferring sites with moist soils and high humidity. The tree can form pure forests in Scandinavia and occurs as far north as latitude 67°N at Beiarn Municipality in Norway. It has been successfully introduced as far north as Tromsø and Alta in northern Norway (70°N). It has also been successfully introduced to Narsarsuaq, near the southern tip of Greenland (61°N).

Wikipedia: Ulmus glabra (EN)

98 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Douglasie / Pseudotsuga menziesii

Show sight on map

The Douglas fir is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, Douglas spruce, Oregon pine, and Columbian pine. There are three varieties: coast Douglas-fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir and Mexican Douglas-fir.

Wikipedia: Douglas fir (EN)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Rosskastanie / Aesculus hippocastanum

Show sight on map
Rosskastanie / Aesculus hippocastanum

Aesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut, is a species of flowering plant in the maple, soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is a large, deciduous, synoecious (hermaphroditic-flowered) tree. It is also called horse-chestnut, European horsechestnut, buckeye, and conker tree. It is not to be confused with the sweet chestnut or Spanish chestnut, Castanea sativa, which is a tree in another family, Fagaceae.

Wikipedia: Aesculus hippocastanum (EN)

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Rotbuche / Fagus sylvatica

Show sight on map

Fagus sylvatica, the European beech or common beech, is a large, graceful deciduous tree in the beech family with smooth silvery-gray bark, large leaf area, and a short trunk with low branches.

Wikipedia: Fagus sylvatica (EN)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Vogelkirsche / Prunus avium

Show sight on map
Vogelkirsche / Prunus avium

The Bird Cherry is a species of plant in the Rosaceae family. The name suffix avium is derived from the Latin word avis for bird and refers to the fruits that are often eaten by birds. But humans also like to eat the fruits of the bird cherry, especially those of cultivated forms.

Wikipedia: Vogel-Kirsche (DE)

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Europäische Lärche / Larix decidua

Show sight on map

Larix decidua, the European larch, is a species of larch native to the mountains of central Europe, in the Alps and Carpathian Mountains, with small disjunct lowland populations in northern Poland. Its life span has been confirmed to be close to 1000 years, with ages of around 2000 years likely.

Wikipedia: Larix decidua (EN)

Share

Spread the word! Share this page with your friends and family.

How likely are you to recommend us?


Disclaimer Please be aware of your surroundings and do not enter private property. We are not liable for any damages that occur during the tours.

GPX-Download For navigation apps and GPS devices you can download the tour as a GPX file.