Brought forest
Brachter Wald nature reserve |
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location | Germany | |
surface | 1328.17 ha | |
Identifier | VIE-036 | |
WDPA ID | 318226 | |
Geographical location | 51 ° 16 ' N , 6 ° 9' E | |
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Setup date | 2000 | |
Framework plan |
District of Viersen: Office for Building, Landscape and Planning (as lower landscape authority) |
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administration | District of Viersen |
The Brachter Forest is a 1328.17 hectare nature reserve in North Rhine-Westphalia northwest of Brüggen .
Geographical location
The Brachter Wald is located between the German-Dutch border in the northwest, the place Bracht (Brüggen) in the northeast, the place Brüggen in the southeast, and the Elmpter Schwalmbruch in the south.
Natural structure
The area is located in the Lower Rhine Plain and is part of the natural area Schwalm-Nette-Platte .
- 57 Lower Rhine lowlands
- 571 Schwalm-Nette plate
- 571.0 Elmpt-Kaldenkirchen border forest
- 571.00 Birgelen-Elmpter Heidewald
- 571.01 Brüggener Schwalmbruch
- 571.02 Brought Forest
- 571.03 Venloer and Heronger Heide
- 571.0 Elmpt-Kaldenkirchen border forest
- 571 Schwalm-Nette plate
Ammunition depot
From the end of World War II around 1948 to 1996, the site was used by the British Army of the Rhine under NATO . The 3 BAD (3 Base Ammunition Depot) set up the area as an ammunition depot Brüggen-Bracht , with approx. 200 halls and storage areas, 4 loading stations, 88 km of paths and roads and 15 km of rail network. With up to 45,000 t of conventional ammunition, it was at times the largest ammunition depot in Europe.
Nature reserve
Large parts were acquired in 1998 by the North Rhine-Westphalia Foundation for Nature Conservation, Heritage and Cultural Preservation and equipped with cycling and hiking trails. Since 2000 the area has the status of a nature reserve.
The nature reserve is part of the EU bird sanctuary " Schwalm-Nette-Platte with Grenzwald and Meinweg ".
See also
Web links
- NSG Brachter Wald on the website of the NRW Foundation
- Brachter Wald on the website of NABU Grefrath
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ina Gernes-Dohmen: 3 Base Ammunition Depot . Series of publications of the district of Viersen (2006), 236 pages, ISBN 3-931242-18-8
- ↑ NRW Foundation: Brachter Wald nature reserve in Brüggen (PDF; 1.9 MB)