Emsaue and Mussenbachaue

Emsaue and Mussenbachaue IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	102.25 hectares
WDPA ID	318351
Geographical location	51 ° 57 '  N , 7 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 57 '8 "  N , 7 ° 54' 25"  E
Setup date	1991

The nature reserve Emsaue and Mussenbachaue lies in the area of ​​the municipality of Everswinkel and the cities of Telgte and Warendorf in the Warendorf district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The approximately 102.25 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1991 , extends west of the core town of Warendorf along a section of the Ems and along the Mussenbach . The B 64 runs along the northern edge of the area, and the L 793 state road crosses the area in the southern area.

The protection is placed to preserve and restore a continuous, largely natural floodplain landscape as the main axis of a biotope network of national importance.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Warendorf district

Web links

• "Emsaue and Mussenbachaue" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• World Database on Protected Areas - Emsaue and Mussenbachaue (English)