Auweiher (nature reserve, Ostalbkreis)
Auweiher nature reserve
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Viewing direction Rotach downwards |
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location | Ellenberg and Wört in the Ostalbkreis , Baden-Württemberg | |
surface | 22.8 ha | |
Identifier | 1,171 | |
WDPA ID | 162308 | |
Geographical location | 49 ° 2 ' N , 10 ° 15' E | |
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Sea level | from 455 m to 460 m | |
Setup date | May 11, 1990 | |
administration | Regional Council Stuttgart |
Auweiher is a nature reserve designated by the Stuttgart Regional Council of May 11, 1990, with the number 1,171.
location
The nature reserve is located in the Swabian-Franconian Forest Mountains natural area and is about 1500 meters west of Wört in the Rotach valley , a tributary of the Wörnitz . The area is part of the FFH area No. 6927-341 Rotachtal .
Protection purpose
According to the ordinance, the protection purpose is the preservation of a pond with large areas of shallow water and siltation as well as extensive reed areas as a habitat for rare and endangered animal and plant species.
Flora and fauna
The occurrence of the marsh plant species small water lily and tongue buttercup is remarkable . From the group of water and marsh birds must Spotted Crake , Water Rail and bittern are highlighted.
See also
literature
- Reinhard Wolf , Ulrike Kreh (Hrsg.): The nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative region . Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7995-5176-2
Web links
- Profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW with protected area ordinance and map