Species protection, research and bat center Billmuthausen
The species protection, research and bat center near Heldburg - Billmuthausen is located in a former border tower of the GDR - border security . Structurally it is a command tower (commander command post), but this was only used for the stay of the alarm group and for observation. Today there are nesting aids, hibernation boxes and other useful relics for griffins , kestrels , numerous bat species and microorganisms both indoors and outdoors . The border tower was placed under state monument protection as a cultural monument of the Free State of Thuringia in 2004 . Also in 2004, it was recognized as a bat-friendly zone, and the plaque from the Thuringian Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Environment was awarded. The species protection, research and bat center can be reached via the adventure route of German unity .
history
The border tower on the Finkenberg in the Billmuthausen district served the GDR border regiment 9 until 1990 in border section 48 as command post 3. The nearby village of Billmuthausen was finally destroyed in 1978 because of its position in the border area, which disrupted the border regime, after the residents were expelled. The Billmuthausen memorial is located in the place of the village today. The tower is around 10 m high and was built in 1972. During the clearing of the border fortifications of the GDR, the tower was probably overlooked and fell into desolation in the following years. In 2002 the Elke, Andreas and Manuel Erhard family bought the tower and the surrounding area. Since the tower burned down in the 1990s, the interior could no longer be preserved in its original form. After extensive renovation and refurbishment by the Erhard family, the border tower was set up as a nesting place for birds of prey and suitable for bats. It was also presented to the monument protection authorities for registration. The initiators' concern is to combine this listed border facility with animal and nature conservation . Today the entire facility can be used for bat and species research. The sponsorship of the species protection, research and bat center near Bad Colberg lies with the German Board of Trustees for the Promotion of Science, Education and Culture
literature
- Fuchs, Norbert Klaus: Billmuthausen-the condemned village. Greifenverlag Rudolstadt, 2009, ISBN 978-3-86939-004-8
Coordinates: 50 ° 17 '24 " N , 10 ° 47' 15.9" E