Delligser quarry

	Delligser Steinbruch nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Quarry
location	northeast of Delligsen in the Lower Saxon counties Holzminden and Hildesheim
surface	6.0 ha (5.3 ha in the Holzminden district & 0.7 ha in the Hildesheim district)
Identifier	NSG HA 143
WDPA ID	162720
Geographical location	51 ° 57 ' N , 9 ° 49' E Coordinates: 51 ° 56 '55 " N , 9 ° 48' 47" E
Setup date	07/12/1989
administration	NLWKN

The Delligser Steinbruch is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Delligsen in the Holzminden district and the town of Alfeld (Leine) in the Hildesheim district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG HA 143 is 6 hectares in size. Of this, 5.3 hectares are in the Holzminden district and 0.7 hectares in the Hildesheim district.

The nature reserve is located northeast of Delligsen am Steinberg . It puts an abandoned limestone quarry and the adjacent area under protection. The quarry is characterized by semi-dry limestone grass and steep walls . The dry grass in the quarry is kept open through periodic maintenance measures. The adjacent areas are wooded. They serve as a buffer zone.

The area has been a nature reserve since December 29, 1989. The responsible lower nature conservation authorities are the districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim.

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Commons : Delligser Steinbruch nature reserve - collection of images, videos and audio files

"Delligser Steinbruch" nature reserve in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)