Alb valley with side valleys (FFH area)
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FFH area
"Albtal with side valleys" |
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 Moosalbtal |
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| location | Ten cities and municipalities in the districts of Karlsruhe , Rastatt , Calw and Enzkreis in Baden-Württemberg , Germany | |
| Identifier | DE-7116-341 | |
| WDPA ID | 555521880 | |
| Natura 2000 ID | DE7116341 | |
| FFH area | 27.366 km² | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 51 ' N , 8 ° 27' E | |
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| Setup date | January 1, 2005 | |
| administration | Karlsruhe Regional Council | |
The FFH area Albtal with side valleys is a protected area (protected area identifier DE-7116-341) in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that was registered in 2005 by the Karlsruhe regional council in accordance with Directive 92/43 / EEC (Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive) . With the ordinance of the regional council of Karlsruhe on the definition of areas of community importance of October 12, 2018, the protected area was established.
location
The FFH area, which consists of numerous sub-areas and is around 2,737 hectares in size, belongs to the natural areas 150- Black Forest-Randplatten , 151- Grindenschwarzwald and Enzhöhen and 152- Northern Black Forest within the natural spatial main unit 15- Black Forest . It lies between Waldbronn and Bad Herrenalb and extends over the markings of ten cities and municipalities.
District of Calw:
- Bad Herrenalb : 246.29 ha = 9%
- Dobel : 82.0966 ha = 3%
District of Karlsruhe:
- Ettlingen : 164.1933 ha = 6%
- Carlsbad : 437.8489 ha = 16%
- Malsch : 191.5589 ha = 7%
- Marxzell : 1176.719 ha = 43%
- Waldbronn : 54.7311 ha = 2%
Rastatt district:
Enzkreis:
- Straubenhardt : 191.5589 ha = 7%
Description and purpose of protection
The deeply incised meadow valleys of the Alb and its tributaries (including the high-altitude meadows of the Alb valley plates) are a typical section of the northern Black Forest with alder-ash forests, bristle grass lawns, moist tall herbaceous meadows, lowland hay meadows, silicate rocks and beech forests. Supplemented by former cleared areas, culturally and historically significant water meadows in the Moosalbtal, old mills and impressive rock formations.
Habitat classes
(general characteristics of the area) (percentage of total area)
Information according to the standard data sheet from the Official Journal of the European Union
| N10 - Moist and mesophilic grassland | 40% | |||
| N15 - Other farmland | 1 % | |||
| N16 - deciduous forest | 26% | |||
| N17 - coniferous forest | 7% | |||
| N19 - mixed forest | 24% | |||
| N21 - non-forest areas with wooden plants | 2% | |||
Habitat types
According to Appendix 1 of the ordinance of the Karlsruhe Regional Council on the definition of areas of Community importance (FFH ordinance) of October 12, 2018, the following habitat types according to Annex I of the Habitats Directive occur in the area:
| EU code |
Habitat type (official name) | Short name | Hectares |
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| 3150 | Natural eutrophic lakes with magnopotamion or hydrocharition vegetation | Natural nutrient-rich lakes | 0.20 |
| 3260 | Rivers of the planar to montane level with vegetation of the Ranunculion fluitantis and the Callitricho-Batrachion | Running waters with flooding aquatic vegetation | 10.50 |
| 6230 | Species-rich montane grass grass (and submontane on mainland Europe) on silicate soils | Species-rich bristle grass lawn | 6.19 |
| 6410 | Pipe grass meadows on lime-rich soil, peaty and clayey-silty soils (Molinion caeruleae) | Pipe grass meadows | 2.17 |
| 6430 | Moist tall herbaceous vegetation of the planar and montane to alpine level | Moist tall herbaceous vegetation | 1.56 |
| 6510 | Lean lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorbaofficinalis) | Lean, lowland hay meadows | 503.67 |
| 8150 | Siliceous debris heaps in the mountainous areas of Central Europe | Silicate debris heaps | 0.08 |
| 8220 | Silicate rocks with crevice vegetation | Silicate rocks with crevice vegetation | 1.08 |
| 8310 | Caves that are not open to tourists | Caves and balms | 0.01 |
| 9110 | Grove beech forest (Luzulo-Fagetum) | Grove beech forest | 413.20 |
| 9180 | Tilio-Acerion canyon and slope mixed forests | Mixed ravine and hillside forests | 1.10 |
| 9410 | Montane to alpine acidic spruce forests (Vaccinio-Piceetea) | Acidic coniferous forests | 0.60 |
| 91E0 | Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) | Alluvial forests with alder, ash, willow | 15.00 |
Contiguous protected areas
The FFH area consists of numerous sub-areas. It almost completely overlaps with several landscape protection areas and lies entirely in the Black Forest Central / North Nature Park . The nature reserve 2178- Albtal and Seitentäler lies within the area .
See also
Web links
- Data evaluation sheet and map in the profile of the FFH area in the protected area directory of the LUBW
- Profile of the Natura 2000 area 7116-341 Albtal with side valleys (FFH area) at the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Alb valley with side valleys | Bocksbach and Upper Pfinz | Hardtwald between Graben and Karlsruhe | Hardtwald between Karlsruhe and Muggensturm | Kinzig-Murg-Rinne and Kraichgau near Bruchsal | Lußhardt between Reilingen and Karlsdorf | Middle Kraichgau | Northern Kraichgau | Oberwald and Alb in Karlsruhe | Pfinzgau West | Rhine valley from Karlsruhe to Philippsburg | Rhine valley from Philippsburg to Mannheim | Rhine valley between Wintersdorf and Karlsruhe | Stromberg | Forests and meadows near Malsch | Meadows and forests near Ettlingen
Alb valley with side valleys | Break at Bühl and Baden-Baden | Eyach above Neuenbürg | Hardtwald between Karlsruhe and Muggensturm | Kaltenbronner Enzhöhen | Rhine lowlands and Hardt level between Lichtenau and Iffezheim | Rhine valley between Wintersdorf and Karlsruhe | Valley Black Forest between Bühlertal and Forbach | Lower Murgtal and side valleys Forests and meadows around Baden-Baden | Western Hanauer Land | Wilder See – Hornisgrinde and Oberes Murgtal