Geifitze (nature reserve)

"Geifitze" nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Upper reaches of the Schmiecha in the Geifitze nature reserve
location	Albstadt , Zollernalbkreis , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany
Area / extent	32.77 ha / 2300 m
Identifier	4.156
WDPA ID	163215
Geographical location	48 ° 17 '  N , 8 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 17 '24 "  N , 8 ° 58' 26"  E
Sea level	from 806 m to 879 m
Setup date	April 10, 1989
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

The Geifitze is a nature reserve northwest of the Albstadt district of Onstmettingen in the Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg . The 33.0 hectare area has been designated as a nature reserve since April 10, 1989.

location

The Geifitze nature reserve is located in the Onstmettingen district to the west of the village. It is located in the Hohe Schwabenalb natural area . Geologically it lies in the Oxford strata of the Upper Jurassic.

The area is part of the FFH area around Albstadt and the bird sanctuary Südwestalb and Upper Danube Valley . It is almost completely enclosed by the Albstadt-Bitz nature reserve. In the southwest on the other side of the path there is the Längenloch nature reserve .

Landscape character

It is a diversely structured wetland complex . The upper reaches of the Danube tributary Schmiecha and its side valleys are largely natural. Be highlighted sedge societies in succession located willow thickets and fens. The area is breeding, feeding and migration area of ​​endangered bird species.

Geotop peat bog Geifitze

The Geifitze peat bog geotope is only a few dozen meters east of the Schmiecha origin in the northern NSG, behind the bladder mountain on the Albtrauf

In the area there is a low moor , which is registered under the name Peat Moor Geifitze below the Schmiech origin 2500 m WNW of Onstmettingen and the number 6860/5062 at the LGRB as a geotope. The moor owes its origin to its location in the source area of ​​the Schmiecha and the impermeable subsoil of the Impressamergel formation .

Protection purpose

According to the Protected Areas Ordinance, the main protection purpose is "the preservation, care and improvement of a diverse, structured wetland complex, which is rare for the Swabian Alb, which is characterized by dry locations, as a habitat for numerous endangered and protected animal and plant species." In particular, the largely natural course of the Schmiecha, the adjacent large sedge communities and willow bushes, the bog areas including the butterfly species attached to them, and the entire landscape as a habitat for endangered bird species.

Surname

The name "Geifitze" comes from the Swabian word Geifitz , which describes the lapwing . It is likely that lapwing once used the wetland as a breeding or resting place.

Flora and fauna

Numerous endangered and protected animal and plant species are found in the area, including the ringed mother-of-pearl butterfly ( Boloria eunomia ).

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Zollernalb district

Web links

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

• Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://media.lgrb-bw.de/resources/link/gtk/gtk_5062.pdf Geotop profile
2. ^ Ordinance of the Tübingen regional council on the »Geifitze« nature reserve of April 10, 1989 (Journal of Laws of May 23, 1989, p. 150; Correction: Journal of Laws of July 28, 1989). Retrieved October 9, 2019 . 
3. ^ Hermann Fischer, Swabian Dictionary , Volume III, Laupp, Tübingen 1908, Sp. 221f. "Geifitz"
4. ↑ 4.156 Geifitze, NSG atlas text. Retrieved October 9, 2019 .