European and nature reserve Gerzkopf

European and nature reserve Gerzkopf IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
The protected area around the Schwarze Lacke in front of the Dachstein massif
location	am Gerzkopf , State of Salzburg , Austria
Area / extent	90.828 ha / 3 km
Identifier	NSG00003
WDPA ID	103333
Natura 2000 ID	AT3213003 / ESG00011
Geographical location	47 ° 28 '  N , 13 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '37 "  N , 13 ° 25' 39"  E
Sea level	from 1500 m to 1728 m
Setup date	1981 (ESG and EWC 2006)
particularities	European biogenetic reserve

The Europe and nature reserve as well as the Gerzkopf biogenetic reserve is a reserve on the Gerzkopf  ( 1728  m above sea level ), a foothill of the Dachstein massif , in the state of Salzburg .

Location and landscape

The protected area is around 91  hectares around the Gerzkopf summit, in the Fritztal Mountains of the Salzburg Slate Alps . This is a foothill of the Dachstein near the Bischofsmütze ( Kalkhochalpen ), but is part of the landscape of the slate Alps. These are actually part of the Grauwackenzone , but geologically the Gerzkopf is part of the Werfen strata , so it also belongs to the limestone Alps system (Alpine red sandstone and Werfen quartzite ). Both systems, the slate zone as well as the Werfener zone, build up the characteristic round peaks of the inner-alpine Salzburg grass and forest mountains between Dachstein and Tyrolean Inntal. The summit corridor at 1700 m is already in the area of ​​the north alpine tree line , so that the forest is already showing signs of high alpine, loose stand and stunted growth.

The protected area is a subalpine moor area . This was caused by the limestone scarcity of the rock, the rain-rich, cool climate and - due to the ridge location - the absence of nutrient-rich slope and seepage water on the plateau created by glacial erosion. This form of a summit bog is very rare. There is also a stagnant body of water known as Black Lacquer in the reserve .

The communities of Annaberg-Lungötz , Eben im Pongau , Filzmoos and Sankt Martin am Tennengebirge have a share in the protected area. The protected area no longer belongs to the nearby UNESCO World Heritage area of Hallstatt – Dachstein / Salzkammergut around the Dachstein.

Protection and reasons for protection

The area is protected because, in addition to its aesthetic value, it has a very rare type of bog. In addition, there are habitats of various rare plant and animal species.

The summit region has been a nature reserve since 1981 ( NSG 3 , 90.8275 ha). Since July 1, 2006, it has been registered to the same extent in the Natura 2000 network according to the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive  (FFH) ( AT3213003, Salzburg No. ESG 11 ). At the same time, it was also reported in the European Network of Biogenetic Reserves  (EWC) ( no number , same area), in which a representative selection of habitats of typical, unique, rare or threatened species across Europe is particularly recorded.

Biotypes High- altitude spruce forest rich in blueberries Pine and blueberry stocks Stock of mountain pines and raised bogs small-scale peatland communities (Eriophero-Sphagnetum, Trichophoro-Sphagnetum compacti, etc.) Vibrating lawn ; mosaic-rich plants Peat mosses (Sphagnum nemoreum, Sph.fallax, Sph.robustum, Sph.girgensohnii, Sph.quinquefarium, Sph.cuspidatum) Crowberry (Empetrum hermaphroditum) Marsh quail wheat (Melampyrum paludosum) Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) Cranberry (Vac. Vitisidaea) Bogberry (Vac. Uliginosum) Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) various sedge species (Carex sp.) Kienporst (Andromeda polifolia)

Animals Roe deer Red deer Fox Black grouse - capercaillie Hazel grouse Common buzzard cuckoo Black , spotted , white-backed and three-toed woodpecker Mountain wagtail , wagtail Tree pipit Red backs

Dipper Wren Common blackcap , blackcap and rattle warbler Chiffchaff Mountain warbler Summer and winter golden chickens Graycatcher Black redstart robin 4 thrush and 5 titmouse species nuthatch Treecreeper Crossbill

and display information about the image

Gerzkopf European Protected Area as seen from the Schäferhütte. The Gerzkopf is on the right

Web links

Commons : Gerzkopf  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Gerzkopf in the nature conservation book of the State of Salzburg
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Gerzkopf European Protected Area in the nature reserve book of the State of Salzburg
3. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Gerzkopf Nature Reserve (English)
4. ↑ No. 99 on the Geological Map of the Republic of Austria (GÖK), sheet 126
5. ↑ The Hahneckkogel near Zell am See with 1857 m is considered to be the highest forested mountain in Central Europe, and the nearby Hochgründeck with 1827 m is completely wooded.
6. ↑ The border of the core zone runs on the summit ridge of the Gosaukamm, that of the buffer zone at the foot of the Bischofsmütze.
7. ↑ Ordinance of June 1, 1981, LGBl. 37/1981
8. ↑ ^{a b} Announcement SLZ No. 24 of November 22, 2005, LGBl. 42/2006; Regulation NSG / ESG 51/2006; Certificate of admission to the European Network of Biogenetic Reserves
9. ↑ The European protected areas are also a class under state law in Austria
10. ↑ European Network of Biogenetic Reserves ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , salzburg.gv.at.