Elbe-Brandenburg river landscape biosphere reserve

Location of the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve

Logo of the biosphere reserve

The Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in the state of Brandenburg and part of the transnational UNESCO Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve .

The Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve is located in the Prignitz district . It stretches for around 70 kilometers along the eastern bank of the Elbe between Quitzöbel in the south-east and Dömitz in Mecklenburg in the north-west. The Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve is 533.3 km² in size.

The Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve is part of a global network of 669 biosphere reserves which, in accordance with the goals of the UNESCO program “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB) , protect and sustainably develop historically grown cultural landscapes .

Pasture in the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, flowed around by the Elbe water

Heike Ellner is the head of the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve.

The Elbe during flooding in the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve

Creation of the biosphere reserve

Cross-border UNESCO biosphere reserve Elbe river landscape

The transnational UNESCO biosphere reserve Elbe River Landscape has existed since 1997 through recognition by UNESCO . It extends over around 400 kilometers of river on an area of 282,250.1 ha with sub-areas in the federal states of Saxony-Anhalt , Brandenburg , Lower Saxony , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein . It is the largest inland UNESCO biosphere reserve in Germany.

Elbe-Brandenburg river landscape biosphere reserve

The sub-area of the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve became legally binding under state law in 1999 through the "Declaration on the Elbe River Landscape - Brandenburg Biosphere Reserve".

The Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve emerged from a nature park that was founded in 1990 by a resolution of the Schwerin District Assembly and was called the Brandenburg Elbe Valley Nature Park from 1992 (new state formation) .

nature and landscape

At 1,094 kilometers, the Elbe is the third largest river in Germany. The transnational UNESCO biosphere reserve Elbe river landscape represents the essential parts of the glacial river landscape of the Elbe in the transition area between subatlantic and subcontinental climatic influences. In the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, the boundary between the Upper and Lower Middle Elbe runs. The border is at the level of the village Gnevsdorf. There the Havel, the second largest tributary of the Elbe in German territory, flows into the Elbe. Other tributaries of the Elbe in the area of the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve are the Kathane, Löcknitz and Stepnitz.

Up until reunification , a section of the inner-German border ran along the Elbe. The exclusion zone was a retreat for many rare animal and plant species and the floodplains were largely undamaged here. Today the Elbe is one of the last little built-up and relatively natural rivers in Central Europe. Human settlement pressure is low here. Typical river and floodplain structures with natural habitats, embedded in a diverse, centuries-old cultural landscape characterized by floodplain grassland with well-preserved settlement structures result in a great diversity of living spaces. This extensive biological diversity in a comparatively small area is characteristic of the Elbe landscape. The Elbe valley consists of a mosaic of different habitats, from wet to very dry. These include the Elbe river and its tributaries, bayous and water , riparian forests , Bracks , seepage , flood channels, Auengrünland and inland dunes .

Plant communities

The biosphere reserve lies in the transition zone between the Atlantic and continental climatic zones. Due to the special microclimatic position along the river, some species can spread further in an otherwise less suitable environment. Some species with a distribution focus in the Atlantic west of Germany such as the holly , the king's fern and the bell heather can still be found here.

The floodplain forests that once shaped the Elbe meadows have largely disappeared due to human influences. Hardwood forests in particular are only found sporadically and in small areas. Also Weichholzauwälder have become so rare that the European Union this habitat type in the Flora Fauna Habitat Directive (FFH) has classified to protect as a priority.

The dominant type of biotope of today's wetland landscape is the wet wetland grassland. Well-trained Stromtalwiesengesellschaft z. B. with burnt olde or Silge can only be found in a few areas with a focus on the lower Karthana lowlands . The water-permeable sand bed of the Elbe creates a special feature on the river: smoke water . If the flood levels persist, water presses under the dykes and fills hollows and depressions in the dyke. A temporary habitat for specialized species such as red-bellied toads and gill-pods .

Beyond the narrower floodplain and the lowlands of the tributaries Löcknitz , Karthane and Stepenitz , there are extensive forests on the valley sand terraces, some of which are interspersed with inland dunes. Scots pines predominate on the dry sandy areas , while English oaks and other deciduous tree species grow on the better-watered areas . In the lowlands, oak , alder , ash and a variety of other tree species alternate. Near-natural forest communities can be found primarily in the Jackel, in the Silge lowlands, in the Rambower Moor and in a few locations in the Elbe dike foreland and hinterland.

Inland dunes are a special feature of the Elbe Valley . Most of them are now forested as a result of natural succession . Open, inland dunes with little vegetation are therefore very rare. One of the most impressive is the up to 40 meter high inland dune of Klein Schmölen in the Mecklenburg part of the biosphere reserve. But the inhabitants of this extreme habitat are also at home at Quitzöbel and Hinzdorf, such as the ant lion , the larva of the ant maiden , which is rare in Germany .

The most important moors are the Rambower Moor and the Jackel. The Rambower Moor is a moor complex of throughflow, silting and spring moors . In 2014 it was voted the most beautiful natural wonder in Germany by the Heinz Sielmann Foundation. The Jackel, a silting moor, lies in the core zone of the biosphere reserve and is characterized by extensive birch and alder forests.

In the open landscape of the biosphere reserve there are also many groups of trees and solitary trees. On the one hand, these shape the landscape and, through a mosaic of small habitats, offer a multitude of life opportunities.

The autochthonous black poplar populations that still exist here are of particular importance . Black poplars have a strong tendency to hybridize with other poplar species, which is why they have become very rare and are among the tree species in Germany that are threatened with extinction.

fauna

The Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve bears great national and international responsibility for the protection of many rare and threatened animal species. Many of these species have high habitat requirements and need coherent and interconnected habitats.

Important mammal species include Elbe beavers and otters . According to the Brandenburg Red List, both are still considered endangered despite the recovery of the population. Brandenburg bears a national and international responsibility for both species. There is a high biodiversity of bat species in the biosphere reserve . Many of these bat species are classified as threatened with extinction or endangered according to the Brandenburg Red List. For some of the species, such as the pug bat , Brandenburg has a national and international responsibility. In addition, there has been an increasing number of records of the wolf in recent years , without any permanent settlement in the area.

The bird fauna of the biosphere reserve is very diverse and rich in species. Of the approximately 260 bird species recorded in the area so far, 160 bird species can be found as breeding birds .

Across Germany, the Elbe meadows are an important density center for the white stork . The number of breeding pairs per hectare has the highest density in Germany. A total of 116 breeding pairs were recorded in the entire biosphere reserve in 2014. The largest white stork colony in Germany in the European stork village of Rühstädt is also located in the biosphere reserve. The Ortolan has very high population densities in the area and in the adjacent hinterland of the Prignitz, which means that this population is of supra-regional importance. Other features in the breeding bird fauna of the Black Stork , many grassland birds species such as lapwing , redshank , snipe and curlew and numerous small birds, such as encountered even in large numbers whinchat , Wiesenschafstelze , backed Shrike and Woodlark . Even coastal species such as oystercatchers and shelduck have spread along the Elbe into the north German interior and breed in several pairs directly along the Elbe. There are also several large breeding bird species in the biosphere reserve, including crane , sea eagle , osprey , peregrine falcon and red kite .

Many other bird species use the diverse habitats of the biosphere reserve as resting and wintering areas. Especially on migration periods in autumn and spring populate large flocks of lapwings and geese (including Gray Goose , Tundrasaatgans , white-fronted goose and barnacle goose ), the fields and meadows of the Elbe Valley. In the winter months, sometimes thousands of whooper swans rest in the fields near the Elbe. For those in Scandinavia brooding hen harriers and rough-legged buzzards represent the vast green countryside of the Elbe Valley, but especially the Lenzer Wipe, a Germany-wide significant wintering area. Especially during floods the river Elbe in late winter and spring use thousands of ducks , including whistling , spit , spoon , Gadgets and teals , the flat flooded foreland areas of the Elbe for an interim break. Every year between 4,000 and 7,000 cranes gather at various roosts in the biosphere reserve to rest in autumn and spring, which makes the area of international importance for the species. On the other hand, sea eagles can be found all year round, especially near the Elbe.

Amphibians usually have very complex habitat requirements, as they colonize different sub-habitats, between which e.g. T. larger hikes take place. This requires a network of these biotopes. 14 different amphibian species live in the biosphere reserve, 10 of which are classified as endangered or higher in the Brandenburg and / or Germany Red List. Great crested newt , natterjack toad , tree frog , moor frog and fire-bellied toad are some of these species.

Valuable fish species in the biosphere reserve are bitterling , crucian carp , wolffish and mud whip .

The invertebrate fauna is also relatively species-rich in the biosphere reserve. Of the 118 butterflies that have been reliably identified in Brandenburg , 68 species are recently found in the biosphere reserve, including the great fire butterfly, the madesweet mother-of-pearl butterfly, the plantain butterfly , the large and small schiller butterfly , as well as the thick-headed butterfly.

The Dragonfly 49 species were found in the area. 26 of these species are classified as endangered or higher in the Red List of Brandenburg and / or Germany, five more are included in an early warning list. Dragonfly species that occur in the biosphere reserve are, for example, Asian wedge damsel , blue-winged demoiselle , banded demoiselle , common wedge damsel and great moss damsel .

Protected areas within the Elbe-Brandenburg river landscape biosphere reserve

Protected areas in the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve - Brandenburg.

The area of the protected area categories within the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve is divided as follows:

Nature reserves : 70.6 km² (corresponds to 13.2% of the total area of the Elbe-Brandenburg river landscape biosphere reserve)
Landscape protection areas : 533.3 km² (corresponds to 100% share of the total area of the Elbe-Brandenburg river landscape biosphere reserve)
FFH areas : 134.4 km² (corresponds to 25.2% of the total area of the Elbe-Brandenburg river landscape biosphere reserve)
European bird sanctuaries (SPA, Special Protection Area): 532.2 km² (corresponds to 99.8% of the total area of the Elbe-Brandenburg river landscape biosphere reserve)

Zoning

The zoning of the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve is divided into the following sub-areas in accordance with UNESCO requirements:

Core zone, zone I.

Human use is excluded in the core zone of a biosphere reserve. Thus, the areas are left to their own natural development, which is why they are also referred to as natural development zones. The core zone must be large enough to enable the dynamics of ecosystem processes. According to the specifications of the German MaB (Man and Biosphere) Committee, it should take up at least 3% of the total area of a biosphere reserve. Entry is only permitted to a limited extent for research or educational purposes with permission.

The biosphere reserve has so far three core zone areas with a total area of 546.6 ha, which corresponds to 1.02% of the total area.

Care zone, zone II

The maintenance zone serves to preserve and maintain cultivated landscapes. The areas are to be managed through careful land use. In addition, the maintenance zone surrounds the core zone in order to protect it from impairment and the entry of pollutants. The maintenance zone includes nature reserves and the flora-fauna-habitat areas in the biosphere reserve.

Development zone, zone III

The development zone surrounds the maintenance zone and is the zone of the historically grown cultural landscape. Environmentally friendly and sustainable land use characterize the typical landscape and contribute to the preservation of the cultural landscape. Environmentally friendly, resource-saving agriculture and forestry are intended to maintain or restore the efficiency of the natural balance. In the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, the entire development zone is designated as a landscape protection area.

Recreation and tourism

The biodiversity in the biosphere reserve and the structurally rich landscape, especially near the Elbe, play an important role in local recreation and nature-related tourism. Both the natural spectacle of tens of thousands of resting Nordic geese and thousands of cranes as well as the large number of white stork breeding pairs cast a spell over the people.

Places of cultural tourism importance in the biosphere reserve are the historic towns of Lenzen , Bad Wilsnack , Wittenberge and Perleberg with their often well-preserved medieval town centers. The Plattenburg is one of the best preserved moated castles in northern Germany. The large stone grave in Mellen is a particularly well-preserved megalithic complex of the funnel beaker culture .

Visitor centers in the biosphere reserve

There are two visitor information centers in the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve.

Castle garden of the Lenzen Castle Visitor Center

BUND visitor center Burg Lenzen

NaturPoesieGarten of the Lenzen Castle Visitor Center

Lenzen Castle has belonged to the Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation Germany (BUND) since 1993. After extensive renovation work, the historic ensemble now houses a modern visitor center with information and shop as well as an organic hotel with an attached conference facility. In addition to the more than 1000-year history of Lenzen, the exhibitions also convey interesting facts about the natural and cultural history of the river landscape, floodplain ecology and flood protection in the region. The exhibition area extends over four floors, up to the dome of the medieval castle tower. In the outer area of the castle, a NaturPoesieGarten invites you to reflect on the relationship between man and nature. Various works of art from different epochs give rise to this.

Rühstädt visitor center

The NABU white stork exhibition "Weltenbummler Adebar" offers a wide range of information about nature in the biosphere reserve and the European stork village of Rühstädt. Interactive elements of the exhibition as well as a stork's nest camera allow insights into the habitat and the mating and breeding behavior of the white storks.

Cycle tourism

The Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve is a cycle travel region with a particularly well-developed cycle path infrastructure. The Elberadweg has been Germany's most popular long-distance cycle path for more than 10 years. The cycle junction signposting opens up around 1000 km of cycle paths in the biosphere reserve and in neighboring regions.

Sustainable tourism development

The sustainable tourism development is one of the core tasks of a UNESCO Biosphere. It is important to use positive effects for the regional economy sensibly and to bring them into line with the protection goals of the area. The aim is to make the natural treasures of the Elbe river tangible for people and at the same time to preserve them for future generations.

The administration of the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve works closely with regional partners such as the Prignitz Tourist Association, tourist service providers and the municipalities in the field of sustainable tourism development. This is the basis for a sustainable realization of nature tourism projects and their acceptance. An important part of sustainable tourism development is the cooperation with regional and national media. The aim is to make the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve better known in the metropolitan regions of Berlin and Hamburg and to inspire guests to visit the Elbe meadows all year round.

Partner initiative

In the UNESCO Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, there is a cross-state network of partners that is constantly being expanded. They underline the claim of the worldwide UNESCO program "Man and Biosphere" (Man and the Biosphere) to establish biosphere reserves as model regions for sustainable development. Together with interested businesses in the region, an important goal of the biosphere reserve is supported: the safeguarding and further development of environmentally friendly lifestyles and economic practices and the necessary infrastructure including the social and cultural foundations. Such networks also exist in numerous national parks , biosphere reserves and nature parks in Germany.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees for the Elbe-Brandenburg River Landscape Biosphere Reserve was founded on October 6, 2000. It is made up of representative stakeholders from municipalities, associations and clubs. Meetings take place two to three times a year. Important topics and projects of the biosphere reserve are presented and discussed to the members. The board of trustees accompanies the work of the administration in an advisory capacity.

Support association

The association consists of around 40 members from various fields of expertise and interests. Together, the development of the Brandenburg part of the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve is to be supported and promoted as much as possible. The association's commitment lies primarily in the areas of nature conservation, environmental education, research and culture . One focus of the association's work is the current, third-party funded projects that contribute to the sustainable development of the region and focus on ecologically-oriented agriculture. An extremely successful project in the recent history of the association is the meadow breeder project for the protection of meadow birds that have become rare in the biosphere reserve. Endangered nesting sites on grassland and arable land have been identified since 2012 and protected by contracts on management measures with local farmers. As part of a fruit orchard project, the association is committed to maintaining species-rich orchards, striking avenues and impressive individual trees in the Prignitz.

Relocation of the dike in Lenzen

In the "Vierländereck" between Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the right side of the Elbe and Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony on the left side of the Elbe, directly in front of the gates of the city of Lenzen, lies the project area of the Germany-wide important model project "Lenzener Elbtalaue". The major nature conservation project is a funding project within the framework of the “chance.natur Federal Funding for Nature Conservation” funding program of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. In the course of this project, 420 hectares of floodplain were created. For this purpose, a 6 km long, up to 1.3 km away from the river, new dike was built. The old dike was opened in six sections. Since then, the floodplain has been able to develop freely again. In order to promote the reestablishment of alluvial forests and to initiate the development of alluvial forests, tree species of the soft and hard wood meadows were planted in the dike relocation. The Elbe was given more space and the area now has a large number of different floodplain habitats: forests, bushes, floodplain waters of various sizes and depths, open pastures and a multitude of transitions between them. This mosaic of different habitats contributes to a significant increase in biological diversity. The relocation of the dike in Lenzen is a very good example of a project that shows the positive synergy effects of a biosphere reserve. Here flood protection for humans is combined with the development of high-quality, species-rich habitats.

Tourists can experience the changes in the meadow landscape on the Elbe Cycle Path on foot or by bike. Along the way there are information boards that educate visitors about the major nature conservation project of relocating the dike and about other special features of the place. The observation tower of the nature stop “Auenblick Rückdeichung Lenzen” offers impressive insights into the newly emerging wilderness.

Web links

Commons : Elbe-Brandenburg Biosphere Reserve - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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↑ Biosphere Reserves. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .
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↑ ^a ^b Ministry for Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture, State Office for the Environment of the State of Brandenburg (Ed.): Biosphere Reserve River Landscape Elbe-Brandenburg Maintenance and Development Plan Part II - Specialist article flora, vegetation, biotopes . Potsdam November 2016.
^ Heiz Sielmann Foundation. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .
^ Ministry of Agriculture, Environmental Protection and Regional Planning of the State of Brandenburg (ed.): Landscape framework plan with integrated framework concept Biosphere Reserve River Landscape Elbe - Brandenburg . tape 2 : Basics, inventory, evaluation. Potsdam 2002.
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↑ ^a ^b ^c Zoning of the UNESCO biosphere reserves. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 11, 2017 ; accessed on June 13, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bfn.de
↑ State working group UNESCO-Biosphere Reserve Elbe River Landscape (ed.): Report on the periodic review of the UNESCO Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, reporting period 2007 - 2016 . 20th January 2017.
↑ Lenzen Castle Visitor Center - Elbe Brandenburg Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved March 20, 2017 .
↑ Welcome to the "Weltenbummler Adebar". Retrieved March 20, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b Radlerparadies Prignitz. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .
↑ General German Bicycle Club e. V .: ADFC | The ADFC bicycle travel analysis . In: ADFC . ( adfc.de [accessed on March 16, 2017]).
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↑ Board of Trustees. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .
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↑ Large-scale nature conservation project "Lenzener Elbtalaue". Retrieved May 23, 2017 .

[Erklärung-1] Declaration on the "Elbe River Landscape - Brandenburg" biosphere reserve. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .

[2] Biosphere Reserves. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .

[3] BfN: MAB. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 29, 2017 ; accessed on March 16, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bfn.de

[Steckbrief-4] Profile - Biosphere Reserve - Elbe Brandenburg Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .

[5] Elbe river landscape. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .

[:0-6] Prüter, Johannes et al: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve River Landscape Elbe . In: Konold, Böcker, Hampicke (Hrsg.): Handbook of nature conservation and landscape maintenance . 28. Erg. Run 04/13.

[7] Elbe water profile. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .

[8] Magdeburg Waterways and Shipping Office. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .

[9] Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved May 12, 2017 .

[Natur_und_Landschaft-10] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Nature & Landscape - Biosphere Reserve - Elbe Brandenburg Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .

[:1-11] Ministry for Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture, State Office for the Environment of the State of Brandenburg (Ed.): Biosphere Reserve River Landscape Elbe-Brandenburg Maintenance and Development Plan Part II - Specialist article flora, vegetation, biotopes . Potsdam November 2016.

[12] Heiz Sielmann Foundation. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .

[13] Ministry of Agriculture, Environmental Protection and Regional Planning of the State of Brandenburg (ed.): Landscape framework plan with integrated framework concept Biosphere Reserve River Landscape Elbe - Brandenburg . tape 2 : Basics, inventory, evaluation. Potsdam 2002.

[:2-14] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Ministry for Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture, State Office for the Environment of the State of Brandenburg (Ed.): Maintenance and Development Plan (PEP) for the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve - Brandenburg Part III - Fauna specialist article . Potsdam November 2016.

[15] Katharina Hennes: On the trail of predators . In: The Prignitzer . January 19, 2017, p. 12 .

[16] FFH areas in the state of Brandenburg - Areas of community importance proposed by the state of Brandenburg in accordance with Directive 92/43 / EEC (Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive - FFH Directive, FFH-RL). Retrieved March 16, 2017 .

[17] 3036-401 Lower Elbe Valley (EU bird sanctuary). Published by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved February 5, 2019.

[18] BfN: Zoning. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 17, 2017 ; accessed on March 16, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bfn.de

[:3-19] Zoning of the UNESCO biosphere reserves. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 11, 2017 ; accessed on June 13, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bfn.de

[20] State working group UNESCO-Biosphere Reserve Elbe River Landscape (ed.): Report on the periodic review of the UNESCO Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, reporting period 2007 - 2016 . 20th January 2017.

[21] Lenzen Castle Visitor Center - Elbe Brandenburg Biosphere Reserve. Retrieved March 20, 2017 .

[22] Welcome to the "Weltenbummler Adebar". Retrieved March 20, 2017 .

[Radlerparadies-23] Radlerparadies Prignitz. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .

[24] General German Bicycle Club e. V .: ADFC | The ADFC bicycle travel analysis . In: ADFC . ( adfc.de [accessed on March 16, 2017]).

[25] Our partners. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .

[26] Board of Trustees. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .

[27] Förderverein Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe-Brandenburg eV Accessed on May 23, 2017 .

[28] Large-scale nature conservation project Lenzener Elbe Valley. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 27, 2017 ; accessed on May 23, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[29] Large-scale nature conservation project "Lenzener Elbtalaue". Retrieved May 23, 2017 .