Doxbrunnen-Steinachtal

	Doxbrunnen-Steinachtal nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Won "Doxbrunnen" in the NSG Doxbrunnen-Steinachtal
location	Horb am Neckar in the Freudenstadt district , Baden-Württemberg
surface	46.6 ha
Identifier	2.133
WDPA ID	162791
Geographical location	48 ° 29 ' N , 8 ° 38' E Coordinates: 48 ° 28 '48 " N , 8 ° 38' 18" E
Sea level	from 525 m to 600 m
Setup date	December 19, 1990
administration	Karlsruhe Regional Council

Doxbrunnen-Steinachtal is a nature reserve designated by the Karlsruhe Regional Council of December 19, 1990 with the number 2.133.

location

The nature reserve is located in the Obere Gäue natural area . It is located northeast of the Horber district of Altheim.

Protection purpose

The purpose of protection is diverse. The Protected Area Ordinance lists the following points:

the preservation and promotion of the “Steinachtal” wetland as a species-rich retreat for flora and fauna;
the maintenance and promotion of the “Doxbrunnen” and “Steppachtal” areas, which are characterized by a wide variety of moisture levels in a very small space, with their reed beds and large sedge areas and partly open water areas;
the preservation and promotion of very species-rich semi-arid grasslands with marginal hedges and woods in various forms as food and habitat for species-rich insect, bird and small mammal fauna;
the preservation and promotion of the perennial borders that exist in the most varied of forms along the edges of hedges and forests;
the preservation, promotion and protection of habitats and places of retreat for the fauna and flora, which is found in an extraordinarily large variety of species, in a part of the limestone cultural landscape that has been preserved in a particularly natural way.

Flora and fauna

The specially protected pasque flower can be found in the semi-arid grassland and the endangered globe flower occurs on the moist soils of the area . Mountain newts and fire salamanders can be found in the reed areas . The edge of the hedgerow and field trees serve as a retreat for the red-backed shrike .

literature

District Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Karlsruhe (Ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Karlsruhe . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7995-5172-7

Web links

Commons : Doxbrunnen-Steinachtal nature reserve - collection of images, videos and audio files

Profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW with protected area ordinance and map