Haltern am See, Westruper Heide, Solitärbaum -- 2025 -- 8748.jpg

Generated illustration of a landscape: mountain ridges, forest slopes, a lake and a coastline under a wide sky; no photograph from the records. — Site illustration for the landscapes collection.

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File title: Haltern am See, Westruper Heide, Solitärbaum -- 2025 -- 8748.jpg
Artist: Dietmar Rabich
Credit: Own work
Description: Solitary tree in the Westrup Heath in the early morning during the heather blossom season, Haltern am See , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany The Westrup Heath (sometimes referred to locally as the “Flaesheim Heath”) is a nature reserve in Haltern am See between the Haltern reservoir and the Westrup hamlet, from which it takes its name. The area is bordered by Federal Highway 58 to the north and State Highway 652 to the east. Along the roads, there are narrow strips of forest that serve as protective buffers. To the southwest is a sand extraction area. The remaining area of the sand heaths that once dominated the Haltern region lies on a post-glacial dune landscape. In order to preserve the once extensive heathland for future generations and to ensure that it can continue to be enjoyed, part of it was placed under nature conservation in 1936.
Capture date: 2025-08-06
Date as the record states it: Taken on 6 August 2025, 07:53
Width: 4,323 px
Height: 6,485 px
Megapixels: 28.0
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Licence URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Collection: Featured pictures of landscapes
Commons file page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haltern_am_See,_Westruper_Heide,_Solit%C3%A4rbaum_--_2025_--_8748.jpg
File URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Haltern_am_See%2C_Westruper_Heide%2C_Solit%C3%A4rbaum_--_2025_--_8748.jpg

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