Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen

	FFH area ; "Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen"
	The Danube in Ertingen
location	Altheim , Ertingen and Riedlingen in the district of Biberach and Herbertingen , Mengen , Scheer , Sigmaringen and Sigmaringendorf in the district of Sigmaringen , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Identifier	DE-7922-342
WDPA ID	555522060
Natura 2000 ID	DE7922342
FFH area	11.642 km²
Geographical location	48 ° 5 ' N , 9 ° 24' E Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '17 " N , 9 ° 23' 51" E
Sea level	from 526 m to 572 m ( ø 550 m)
Setup date	January 1, 2005
administration	Regional Council Tübingen
particularities	four sub-areas

The Danube area between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen is a protected area (protected area identifier DE-7922-342) in the south-east of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, designated by the Tübingen regional council in accordance with Directive 92/43 / EEC (Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive) .

location

The approximately 1,164 hectare (ha) nature reserve of the Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen is part of the Danube-Ablach-Platten and the Middle Alb . Its four sub-areas are at an altitude of 526 to 572 m above sea level. NHN and extend the Danube valley downwards in the counties

Sigmaringen (~ 60%)
- City of Sigmaringen 95.50 ha
- Sigmaringendorf 54.88 ha
- Scheer 101.03 ha
- Quantities 308.16 ha
- Herbertingen 143.99 ha
Biberach (~ 40%)
- Ertingen 122.54 ha
- Altheim 118.05 ha
- Riedlingen 220.11 ha

description

The protected area of the Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen is described as a "stretch of flowing water of the Danube with oxbow lakes, alluvial forests, swamp forests, wet meadows, large sedge meadows, lean grassland and the Soppenbach as an extensive, uncut meadow valley with a natural stream course".

In the protected area, the Danube, as an alluvial valley with a meandering course and high groundwater level, shows Holocene sediments of different grain sizes with sander terraces, partial erosion down to the tertiary molasse layers, at the Soppenbach spring there is a swamp bog.

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation of the structurally rich flowing water with priority habitat types , priority species and a resting area for birds.

Habitat types

The following habitat types according to Annex I of the Habitats Directive occur in the area:

EU code	*	Habitat type (official name)	Short name
3140		Oligo- to mesotrophic calcareous waters with benthic vegetation of chandelier algae	Lime-rich, nutrient-poor still waters with chandelier algae
3150		Natural eutrophic lakes with magnopotamion or hydrocharition vegetation	Natural nutrient-rich lakes
3260		Rivers of the planar to montane level with vegetation of the Ranunculion fluitantis and the Callitricho-Batrachion	Running waters with flooding aquatic vegetation
6210		Near-natural dry lime lawns and their stages of shrubbery (Festuco-Brometalia)	Lime grassland
6430		Moist tall herbaceous vegetation of the planar and montane to alpine level	Moist tall herbaceous vegetation
6510		Lean lowland hay meadows ( Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis )	Lean, lowland hay meadows
7140		Transitional and swinging lawn bogs	Transitional and swinging lawn bogs
7220	*	Tufa springs (cratoneurion)	Tufa springs
9160		Subatlantic or Central European Pedunculate Oak Forest or Oak-Hornbeam Forest (Carpinion betuli)	Chickweed-oak-hornbeam forest
9180	*	Mixed ravine and hillside forests (Tilio-Acerion)	Mixed ravine and hillside forests
91E0	*	Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)	Alluvial forests with alder, ash, willow
91F0		Hardwood forests with Quercus robur , Ulmus laevis , Ulmus minor , Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia (Ulmenion minoris)	Hardwood floodplain forests

Habitat classes



Deciduous forest			5%
Mixed forest and artificial forests			6%
Coniferous forest			3%
Moist and mesophilic grassland			61%
Inland waters, flowing and standing			2%
drained terrain			4%
other farmland			16%
Others (cities, roads, landfills, pits, industrial areas)			3%

Species inventory

The following types of community interest exist in the area:

EU code	*	Art	scientific name	Species group
1032		Small river mussel	Unio crassus	Shellfish
1093	*	Stone cancer	Austropotamobius torrentium	Crayfish
1096		Brook lamprey	Lampetra planeri	Fish and round mouths
1134		Bitterling	Rhodeus sericeus	Fish and round mouths
1163		Bullhead	Cottus gobio	Fish and round mouths
1337		beaver	Castor fiber	Mammals

Contiguous protected areas

The following protected areas are part of the Danube FFH area between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen :

No.	Surname	Places	Area share [%]
LSG 4.26.013	Backwaters and silting river loops of the Danube Danube landscape with bird sanctuary	Altheim , Ertingen , Riedlingen	17th
NSG 4.274	Blochinger Ried Danube renaturation area with original gravel and gravel areas, natural and restored river stretches, hollows with still water areas and lenticular gravel	amounts	2
NSG 4.106	Blochinger Sandwinkel Diverse wetland habitat as an important element of the biotope network system	amounts	2
LSG 4.37.036	Danube and Schmeiental The Danube valley in the area of the Danube breakthrough, the Schmeiental and the Alb area with their beauty due to the change in geological formations with impressive rock sections and cave systems	here: Herbertingen , Mengen , Scheer , Sigmaringen and Sigmaringendorf	21st
LSG 4.26.041	Landauhof slope of the Danube valley with a beautiful landscape and diverse flora and fauna	Altheim , Ertingen
LSG 4.37.034	Mühlbachtal Natural stream course with a varied landscape: meadows, unused wetlands, natural forest edges; good fitness for recreation	Quantities , Scheer	1
NP BW-4	Upper Danube Nature Park	here: Altheim , Ertingen , Herbertingen , Mengen , Riedlingen , Scheer , Sigmaringen and Sigmaringendorf	75
NSG 4.158	Ofenwisch Cultural landscape of the Riedlinger Donauaue with remains of oxbow lakes and wet vegetation as breeding, feeding and resting biotopes for endangered animal species, especially the white stork	Riedlingen	3
LSG 4.26.017	Ried an der Donau bird protection; Enlivening the landscape; Bank protection	Riedlingen	1
LSG 4.26.038	Soppenbachtal Relatively natural, open meadow valley; Feeding area for the white stork	Altheim , Ertingen	6th

Individual evidence

↑ Profile of the FFH area in the LUBW's list of protected areas
^ ^A ^b Tübingen regional council (ed.): Management plan for the FFH area 7922-342 "Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen" . edited by Mailänder Consult GmbH. August 31, 2017 (163 pages, baden-wuerttemberg.de [PDF]).

Web links

Commons : FFH area Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen - collection of images, videos and audio files

Standard data sheet for the FFH area "Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen"
Profile of the FFH area Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen in the protected area directory of the LUBW
Regional Council Tübingen (Ed.): Management plan for the FFH area 7922-342 "Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen" . edited by Mailänder Consult GmbH. August 31, 2017 (163 pages, baden-wuerttemberg.de [PDF]).

[1] Profile of the FFH area in the LUBW's list of protected areas

[MaP-2] A ^b Tübingen regional council (ed.): Management plan for the FFH area 7922-342 "Danube between Riedlingen and Sigmaringen" . edited by Mailänder Consult GmbH. August 31, 2017 (163 pages, baden-wuerttemberg.de [PDF]).