Asbeke-Kinzbachtal

Asbeketal / Asbeke-Kinzbachtal IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Artificially created wetland in the nature reserve
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	145.69 ha total HF-015: 21.9984 ha HF-016: 123.6916 ha
WDPA ID	162245
Geographical location	52 ° 7 '  N , 8 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 6 '46 "  N , 8 ° 37' 40"  E
Setup date	HF-015: July 1, 1989 HF-016: April 3, 1991
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Herford district

The Asbeke-Kinzbachtal and the Asbeketal are two connected nature reserves in the Herford district with a total size of around 145.7 hectares (ha). The total area naturally forms a unit, but is officially listed under two different numbers, the Asbeke-Kinzbachtal , which with a size of about 123.7 hectares completely in the area of ​​the city of Herford bears the number HF-016, the Asbeke valley , with one Area of ​​around 22 hectares located entirely in the area of ​​the city of Enger , is listed with the number HF-015.

About 5 km of the course of the Eickumer Mühlenbach (also called Kinzbach or Kinzbeke ), as well as areas of the Asbeke and Lambach tributaries, including meadows along the banks, are protected. Taken together, both form the third largest nature reserve in the Herford district. The valley is worth protecting because, on the one hand, it includes a distinctive sieve system typical of the Ravensberger Land , and on the other, it is also a valuable habitat for flora and fauna in the middle of a densely populated area. The Siek is widely ramified and in places has a pronounced box profile with steps up to 10 meters high. The damp Siekgrund with its meadows, reed beds , deciduous forests (especially alders , ash trees , oaks and individual laurel willows ) as well as numerous near-natural flowing and still waters are home to a large number of Red List plants and rare amphibians.

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  Asbeke-Kinzbachtal nature reserve near the Diebrocker Friedhof

See also

• → List of nature reserves in the Herford district

Web links

• "Asbeke-Kinzbachtal" nature reserve (HF-016) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia for the Asbeke-Kinzbachtal
• "Asbeke-Kinzbachtal" nature reserve (HF-015) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia for the Asbeke valley
• World Database on Protected Areas - NSG Asbeke-Kinzbachtal (English)
• World Database on Protected Areas - NSG Asbeketal (English)