Geißberg (nature reserve)

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"Geißberg" nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Hohenstein - Geißberg, view to the south.jpg
location Hohenstein in the district of Reutlingen , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface 25.1 ha
Identifier 4249
WDPA ID 163221
Geographical location 48 ° 20 '  N , 9 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 20 '24 "  N , 9 ° 23' 54"  E
Geißberg (nature reserve) (Baden-Württemberg)
Geißberg (nature reserve)
Setup date December 20, 1994
administration Regional Council Tübingen
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Geißberg is a nature reserve on the territory of the Baden-Württemberg community Hohenstein .

Characteristics

The nature reserve was designated by ordinance of the Tübingen regional council of December 20, 1994 and has a size of 25.1 hectares. It is listed under the protected area number 4.249. The CDDA code for the nature reserve is 163221 and corresponds to the WDPA ID .

Location and description

The protected area is around 1500 meters southwest of the Hohenstein district of Ödenwaldstetten . It is fallow sheep pastures that would be exposed to succession (grassing, shrubbery and reforestation) if they are not maintained. This would change the flora and fauna. The area was also at risk from private afforestation, backfill and sedimentation.

The area lies in the natural area 094 - Middle Kuppenalb within the natural spatial main unit 09 - Swabian Alb and is part of the FFH area No. 7622-341 Großes Lautertal and district court .

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is according to the Protection Area Ordinance

  • the preservation of a biotope mosaic characteristic of the Middle Kuppenalb, made of juniper heather of various forms, willow beech, meadows and field trees as well as a dry valley as evidence of the development of the landscape with its use of green and arable land,
  • the preservation of the attractive landscape typical of the Middle Kuppenalb due to this biotope mosaic,
  • the maintenance, care and improvement of large, semi-arid lawns with their numerous shy and sometimes highly endangered species of plants and animals, in particular numerous species of butterflies typical of the site,
  • the preservation of the sand pits in the area including the vegetation typical of the site as a cultural and historical testimony,
  • the maintenance of a biotope network between the juniper heather areas on the Geißberg and neighboring heather areas, in particular the » Steinbuckel « nature reserve .

See also

literature

  • Regional Council Tübingen (Hrsg.): Nature reserves in the administrative region of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )