European protected area Spirkenwald Oberer Tritt

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The European protected area Spirkenwald Oberer Tritt ( Natura 2000 areas , also: Spirkenwald Oberer Tritt ) is located in the municipality of Nenzing in Vorarlberg , Austria in the Rätikon . It includes forest , especially mountain pines (Spirken). The mountain pines are considered to be "survivors" and can also grow in very nutrient-poor areas, as is the case here, but also in acidic subsoil, such as in raised bogs .

The purpose of the European protected area Spirkenwald Oberer Tritt is to protect endangered wild native plant and animal species and their natural habitats.

Legal basis

The European nature reserve Spirkenwald Oberer Tritt was designated as such with a simple state law in accordance with the Vorarlberg Nature Conservation Ordinance. The flora-fauna-habitat directive 92/43 / EEC (FFH directive) of the European Union forms the basis for the protection .

topography

The European protection area Spirkenwald Oberer Tritt is located in the municipality of Nenzing and has roughly the shape of an irregular oval . The entire area is at an altitude of about 1700  m above sea level. A. up to 1820  m above sea level A. and has an area of ​​about 13 hectares.

Purpose and scope of protection

In accordance with the Flora-Fauna-Habitat Directive (Annex I of the Habitats Directive), the priority habitat of mountain pine (montane and subalpine Pinus uncinata) on forests on gypsum and lime substrates is particularly protected for this protected area .

This European protected area is one of three others in the Rätikon to protect the mountain pine deposits ( European protected area Innergamp , European protected area Saminatal , European protected area Spirkenwälder Brandnertal ). These four protected areas cover the largest occurrences in Vorarlberg and around half of the Austria-wide spirke stocks.

Use and traffic

The European protected area is rarely used as a local recreation area. There are no public roads leading into the protected area.

literature

  • European Protected Areas Spirkenwälder , Office of the Vorarlberg State Government, Bregenz ( online ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LGBl. No. 36/2003, Annex 1, FFH protected areas, no. 13.
  2. ↑ See graphic representation of the Office of the State Government of May 2, 2003, Zl. IVe-106.00.

Coordinates: 47 ° 8 ′ 7.4 "  N , 9 ° 42 ′ 29.2"  E