This quiet, scenic place is a magnet for tourists from all over the world.Read the entire article at BBC News
But now there are also plans to build up to 200 turbines on the surrounding hills.
Ann-Kathrin Blankenberg is a PhD student and a vocal opponent of the plans.
"It is not because this is the area of Sleeping Beauty," she says."I want the green movement, I want green technology, I don't want nuclear power - but they should be made in the right way and not by destroying the forest.
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"We have here special, old growth forest and some species just live in this area and are in danger because of the turbines."
The campaigners argue that putting wind turbines in this area makes no sense. The wind speeds are low and the area is home to some extremely rare birds including the endangered black stork.
Across Germany, the plans for expansion have pitted green against green - the potential damage to natural resources from the building of turbines seems to be the biggest concern for opponents.
About 170 regional groups opposed to wind energy have now formed a national organisation called Vernunftkraft, to fight the expansion of turbines. They are trying to get enough signatures on a petition to force the German parliament to debate the future direction of the Energiewende, especially the subsidies for wind energy.
One interesting aspect of the article, given the explorations in Ontario of using Crown land to locate turbines, is the implication turbines would only be located in such a scenic area because the area has been kept under state ownership:
Guenter Koseck, the owner of the castle at Sababurg that is reputed to have been the home of the slumbering princess, says this is not an ideological fight.
"This area is owned by the state, so if we get turbines here only because it is the easiest place to locate them and not because it is the most efficient area, then I would object," he says.
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