Auer Köpfle-Illinger Altrhein-Motherner Wörth

Nature reserve "Auer Köpfle-Illinger Altrhein-Motherner Wörth" IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Altrheinarm near Illingen (May 2017)
location	Au am Rhein and Elchesheim-Illingen in the Rastatt district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	2.855 km²
Identifier	2134
WDPA ID	162264
Geographical location	48 ° 57 '  N , 8 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 56 '32 "  N , 8 ° 11' 41"  E
Setup date	December 19, 1990
administration	Karlsruhe Regional Council

The nature reserve Auer Köpfle-Illinger Altrhein-Motherner Wörth lies on the territory of the communities Au am Rhein and Elchesheim-Illingen in the Rastatt district in Baden-Württemberg .

The area extends to the west and northwest of the core town of Illingen directly on the west-flowing Rhine . The Illinger Baggersee lies in the area .

meaning

For Au am Rhein and Elchesheim-Illingen, an area of ​​285.5 hectares has been designated as a nature reserve under the identification number 2.134 since December 19, 1990 . It is the largest old Rhine area in the transition area between the furcation and meander zone .

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Rastatt district
• List of nature reserves in Baden-Württemberg

literature

• District Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Karlsruhe (Ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Karlsruhe . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, pp. 466-469, ISBN 3-7995-5172-7

Web links

Commons : Auer Köpfle-Illinger Altrhein-Motherner Wörth  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas
• World Database on Protected Areas - Auer Köpfle-Illinger Altrhein-Motherner Wörth (English)