Aachtobel
"Aachtobel" nature reserve
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Molasse outcrop in the Aachtobel
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location | Frickingen , Owingen and Ueberlingen , Lake Constance district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | |
surface | 0.2771 km² | |
Identifier | 4,057 | |
WDPA ID | 81248 | |
Geographical location | 47 ° 49 ' N , 9 ° 13' E | |
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Sea level | from 520 m to 607 m ( ø 560 m) | |
Setup date | March 24, 1939 | |
administration | Regional Council Tübingen |
The Aachtobel area is a nature reserve (NSG number 4.057) in the north of the city of Überlingen , in the north-east of the community of Owingen and in the north-west of the community, designated by ordinance of March 24, 1939 by the Baden Minister of Culture and Education (successor is the Tübingen regional council) Frickingen , all belonging to the Baden-Württemberg Lake Constance district in Germany . It is one of the oldest nature reserves in Germany. The Aachtobel is crossed by the Linzer Aach .
location
The approximately 72 hectares - including 52 hectares on Owinger, about 15 hectares on Überlinger and almost six hectares on Frickinger municipality - Aachtobel nature reserve belongs to the Lake Constance basin and the Upper Swabian hill country . It is located about 400 meters east of the Hohenbodman district of Owingen at an altitude of 520 to 607 m above sea level. NN .
geology
Since the last Ice Age 25,000 years ago, the Linzer Aach has cut almost 120 meters deep into the soft molasse sandstone of the upper Linzgau over a length of around two kilometers .
Protection purpose
The main protection purpose is the preservation and upgrading of the deeply cut gorge in the Überlinger Molasse area with steep rock faces and several lateral spring taverns. Special protection is given to the gray alder forest, the ravine forest on the slopes and the alpine plant species that occur.
Flora and fauna
flora
The following species (selection) from the flora worthy of protection are to be named:
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Amaryllis family
- Spring knot flower ( Leucojum vernum ), also called Märzenbecher
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Birch plants
- Gray alder ( Alnus incana ), called Eller in some areas
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Heather family
- Bilberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus ) regional, also blue , black , wild , forest , Bick- , Zeck- , moss or Heubeere called
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Pine family
- Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris ), and Scots pine , Scotch pine or Forche called
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Orchids
- Large two-leaf ( Listera ovata ), orchid of the year 1992
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Butterflies
- Spring pea ( Lathyrus vernus )
fauna
The following species (selection) from the fauna worthy of protection are to be named:
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insects
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Ants
- Red wood ant ( Formica rufa )
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Butterflies : Bluebirds
- Elm hairstreak ( Satyrium w-album )
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Ants
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Birds
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Corvids
- Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius ), the policeman of the forest
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Corvids
Pilgrimage chapel
The pilgrimage site of Maria im Stein , located on the southern edge of the gorge, contains many interesting votive tablets and invites you to rest and reflect. A blackboard reads:
- Alberto v. Bodmann. After a happy escape from Turkish captivity, he built a church here in the place where he saw his home castle for the first time, true to his vow to the Mother of God, and died in 1217.
See also
literature
- Department for nature conservation and landscape management: nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Ed .: Regional Council Tübingen. Second revised and expanded edition. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 , pp. 256-257 .