Bong gravel pit and banks of the Main near Mainflingen

Bong'sche Kiesgrube nature reserve and banks of the Main near Mainflingen IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Bong'sche Kiesgrube nature reserve and banks of the Main near Mainflingen
location	Mainhausen , Hessen , Germany
surface	94.52 ha
Identifier	1438001
WDPA ID	81441
Natura 2000 ID	DE-5920-401
FFH area	94.52 ha
Geographical location	50 ° 1 '  N , 9 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 1 '9 "  N , 9 ° 1' 31"  E
Setup date	1977
administration	Lower nature conservation authority in the Offenbach district

The nature reserve Bong'sche Kiesgrube and Mainufer near Mainflingen (NSG identification 1438001) is located in the Hessian district of Offenbach . It covers a lake area of around 94.52 hectares , which is located in the urban area of Mainhausen .

Area description

The nature reserve is located south of Mainflingen in a triangle between the district Mainflingen in the north, the federal motorway 45 in the east and the state road 2310 in the south. Clay mining began around 1920 on the site of what is now the nature reserve, and around 1933 the deposits were exhausted. In the early 1960s, gravel mining began in the area where the water is today. In 1976 the operation of the Bong grinder was stopped; the operation of the sand washing plant in the nature reserve and the clay mining in the Bong clay pit continued into the 1990s.

Protection purpose

The protection purpose is to secure and preserve the former gravel pit and the adjacent bank areas of the Main as a supraregional important resting, wintering and breeding area for numerous water-bound and threatened bird species, but also as a habitat for endangered amphibians and insects and near-natural floodplain vegetation. The designation as a nature reserve was made at the request of the Hessian Society for Ornithology and Nature Conservation (HGON) .

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Offenbach district

Web links

Commons : Bong'sche gravel pit and banks of the Main near Mainflingen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nature reserves. (No longer available online.) In : kreis-offenbach.de. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018 ; accessed on September 20, 2018 . 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.  
2. ↑ cf. Municipal and field boundaries in BürgerGIS of the Offenbach
3. ↑ Hessian Society for Ornithology and Nature Conservation e. V., Offenbach working group: Bong'sche gravel pit and banks of the Main near Mainflingen. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 17, 2016 ; Retrieved July 17, 2016 . 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.  
4. ^ Bong'sche gravel pit and banks of the Main near Mainflingen. (No longer available online.) In : kreis-offenbach.de. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016 ; Retrieved July 17, 2016 . 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.