Pingo ruins Gorecht

This file contains the pingo ruins located in the strel Gorecht in the province of Groningen. Characteristic of Gorecht are, among other things, the pingo ruins. Pingo ruins are geologically valuable areas and were created by a natural process during the last ice age, the Weichselien. Seepage water could then locally reach the surface through the permanently frozen topsoil (permafrost) and freeze there. Because freezing water expands, ice hills were created, pushing the subsoil upwards. During melting, the pressed soil slid to the edges. After melting, deep, round holes filled with water were left with a ring wall. The pingo ruin on the Noordlaarderesch south of Haren is a good example of this. The province of Groningen wants to prevent the pingo ruins from losing their value through, among other things, new buildings and planting, deep ploughing, leveling and sliding of soil. The provincial Environmental Ordinance 2016 states that municipalities must preserve the pingo ruins through their zoning plans. This dataset is partly included in the Provincial Environmental Vision 2016-2020. Furthermore, the provincial Regulation 2016 includes rules for the protection of these pingo geldings.