Former clay pit in Mainhausen

Former clay pit in Mainhausen IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Former clay pit in Mainhausen
location	Mainhausen , Hessen , Germany
surface	15.59 ha
Identifier	1438034
WDPA ID	344582
Natura 2000 ID	DE-5920-402
FFH area	15.59 ha
Geographical location	50 ° 0 '  N , 9 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 59 '57 "  N , 9 ° 1' 43"  E
Sea level	from 120 m to 125 m
Setup date	2005
administration	Lower nature conservation authority in the Offenbach district

The former clay pit of Mainhausen nature reserve (NSG identification 1438034) is located in the eastern part of the Hessian district of Offenbach . It covers an area of ​​around 15.59 hectares of lakes, 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 A 45 in the east and the L 2310 in the south.

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 main reason for the classification as a nature reserve was the settlement of the black-necked grebe in 1999. Since then, the species has had its most important and, in some years, only breeding population here in Hesse.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Offenbach district

Web links

Commons : Nature reserve Former clay pit of Mainhausen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nature reserves. In: Kreis-offenbach.de. Retrieved September 20, 2018 . 
2. ↑ cf. Municipal and field boundaries in BürgerGIS of the Offenbach
3. ^ Hessian Society for Ornithology and Nature Conservation eV, Offenbach Working Group: Former clay pit of Mainhausen. (PDF) Retrieved July 17, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Former clay pit in Mainhausen. (No longer available online.) In : kreis-offenbach.de. Archived from the original on July 18, 2016 ; Retrieved July 18, 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.