Old Elbe near Bösewig

Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 35 ″  N , 12 ° 47 ′ 16 ″  E

Old Elbe near Bösewig​

Saxony-Anhalt

The Old Elbe near Bösewig is a nature reserve in the towns of Jessen (Elster) and Bad Schmiedeberg in the Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG 0102 is 358.75  hectares . It is part of the FFH area "Elbaue between Griebo and Prettin" and the EU bird sanctuary "Estuary of the Black Elster". The nature reserve is largely surrounded by the landscape protection areas "Elbetal - between Elster and Sachau" and "Elbetal - between Wittenberg and Bösewig". The area has been under protection since 1981 (date of regulation: March 25, 1981). It was initially around 79 hectares. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Wittenberg district.

The nature reserve is located southeast of Lutherstadt Wittenberg in the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve . It places a grassland area on the left bank of the Elbe and a former meander arch of the Elbe , the "Old Elbe", under protection. The old arm of the Elbe is connected to the Stromelbe via a ditch . A dam prevents the water from flowing off at low tide on the Elbe.

The approximately 1.5 km long oxbow lake shows a strong tendency to silt up . In the middle part near Bösewig there are open water surfaces, which, however, fall dry and are heavily muddy in the case of prolonged drought. The banks of the oxbow lake are lined with narrow strips of reed made of reed grass and slender sedge . Swan flower , swamp lily and water swamp cress settle here . In shallow stretches of water, swaths of reed and calamus can be found. The grassland areas are intensively cultivated. They are quite poor in species.

The nature reserve is a habitat and a. of teal duck , shoveler , pochard , tufted duck and lapwing , all of which also breed here. Also mute swan and gray goose keep on numerous here. The flat mud flats are the feeding habitat of a species and individual rich Limikolen fauna . The nature reserve is also a feeding habitat for white and black storks and gray herons . During the bird migration it is of particular importance as a resting area for numerous ducks, geese, swans and gulls as well as golden plovers and lapwing. Also cranes use the area as a resting and gathering area. Sometimes cranes can also be seen here throughout the summer.

The Old Elbe is also habitat and spawning ground for various species of amphibians , including fire-bellied toad , common toad , toad , frog , green frog , frog and newt . Furthermore, numerous dragonflies live here , including the southern mosaic maiden , grasshoppers , z. B. the marsh insect and butterflies , such as the aurora butterfly .

The nature reserve is bounded by a flood dike. This is partly followed by fields and further grassland areas to the north and south.

Web links

• Old Elbe near Bösewig , State Administration Office Saxony-Anhalt

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Changes to protected landscape elements in the Halle district , announcement by the Halle District Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Food Management (PDF file, 14.2 kB). Retrieved March 29, 2018.
2. ↑ The NSG "Alte Elbe bei Bösewig" - a new resting and gathering place for the crane. In: Nature Conservation in the State of Saxony-Anhalt , Volume 45 (2008), Issue 2, pp. 54–55 (PDF file, 72 kB). Retrieved October 12, 2015.