Senne (Germany)

The Senne is a natural region in the Regierungsbezirk of Detmold, in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen in west-central Germany. It lies to the west of the Teutoburger Forest, and has an area of approximately 210 km2.[1] It lies between the cities of Bielefeld to the north-west, Detmold to the north-east, and Paderborn to the south.

Senne
Geography
The Senne in Nordrhein-Westfalen
LocationOstwestfalen-Lippe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Coordinates51.85°N 8.78°E / 51.85; 8.78
Area210 km2
Ecology
Ecosystem(s)moorland, sand dunes
Senner horses in the Moosheide nature reserve
Map of the Senne
Near Oerlinghausen, view towards the Teutoburger Forest

Heath,calcareous grassland, and moorland cover most of the area. The river Ems arises here. Flora and fauna are very rich in the Senne, 901 of the 5000 animal and plant species are listed on the IUCN Red List.[2]

116 km² of the Senne and therefore more than the half of it area are taken by the Sennelager Training Area, which is mainly used by british forces. Caused by the deduction of the british forces by 2020,[3] the future of this landscape is discussed.

Fauna

The region is the home of a critically-endangered breed of riding horse, the Senner, which is believed to be the oldest breed of riding horse in Germany, and is documented at least as far back as 1160.[4][5] It lived in feral herds in the moorlands and in the Teutoburger Forest to the east. In 1999, some were introduced to the Moosheide nature reserve to assist in conservation grazing.[6]:502

References
  1. 54006 Senne (in German). Bundesamt für Naturschutz. Accessed July 2017.
  2. "BUND NRW zum Entstehen des Nationalparks Senne".
  3. "Britische Soldaten sollen bis 2020 abziehen". www.immobilien-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. Senner (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Accessed July 2017.
  5. Mathias Vogt (1995). Schwerpunkt – Pferde: Der Senner – die älteste Reitpferdezucht in Deutschland (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Accessed July 2017.
  6. Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J. G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
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