Gießenmoos

	Gießenmoos nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Argenbühl ; Wangen im Allgäu , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany
surface	15 ha
Identifier	4,194
WDPA ID	163244
Geographical location	47 ° 41 ' N , 9 ° 53' E Coordinates: 47 ° 40 '53 " N , 9 ° 53' 21" E
Setup date	November 6, 1991

The Gießenmoos area is a nature reserve (NSG number 4.194) designated by ordinance of November 6, 1991 of the Tübingen Regional Council in the area of the city of Wangen im Allgäu and the municipality of Argenbühl in the Ravensburg district , Baden-Württemberg in Germany .

location

The 15 hectare (ha) large, two-part nature reserve Gießenmoos is part of the Westallgäu hill country . It is located about 4.2 kilometers east of downtown Wangen, north of the Upper Argen , between the hamlets of Halden, Grub, Goldbach and Gießen, at an altitude of 580 to 590 m above sea level. NN . In the field maps these are Gemarkungen with Deuchelried (Wangen) and Eglofs (hall Geratsreute referred to Argenbuehl).

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation and in parts - by converting the farm meadows into grassland with litter meadow-like use - the restoration of an ecologically valuable wetland mosaic as

Habitat and important refuge of species-rich and endangered flora and fauna, but especially as a breeding area for rare bird species,
Moor complex with important ecological compensation functions such as water retention and purification,
important component in the habitat network of wetlands along the Upper Argen and the entire region.

Flora and fauna

flora

The springy subsoil of the hillside moor gives the flora settlement opportunities for species, some of which are particularly worthy of protection: 149 higher plant species have been identified so far, of which three are considered endangered in Baden-Württemberg and 19 species are endangered. The following types (selection) are to be mentioned:

Bach thistle ( Cirsium rivulare ), a species of the daisy family

Cabbage thistle ( Cirsium oleraceum ), also from the daisy family

Orchids :

Herminium monorchis or Musk ( Herminium monorchis )
Green-winged Orchid ( Orchis morio )

Globe flower ( Trollius europaeus ), belongs to the buttercup family

The Drahtseggenried with the wire sedge ( Carex diandra ), which developed on the Mühlenkanl through the Gießenmoos , is one of the most endangered sub- societies in Germany.

fauna

In addition to nine different and in part endangered species of grasshopper , a large number of butterfly and dragonfly species , the fauna worthy of protection includes the following species:

Red-backed Shrike or Rotrückenwürger ( Lanius collurio ), a species of bird in the family of the Strangler

Marsh Grasshopper ( Stethophyma grossum ), a short probe cricket from the family of grasshoppers

Meadow pipit ( Anthus pratensis ), a species of bird in the family of stilts and pipiters

Migratory birds that were observed during their rest in Gießenmoos :
- Lapwing ( Vanellus vanellus ), a member of the plover family
- Wheatear ( Oenanthe oenanthe ), a species from the flycatcher family

Web links

Weblink of the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg (LUBW)

Individual evidence

↑ Ordinance of the Tübingen regional council on the »Gießenmoos« nature reserve of November 6, 1991 (Journal of Laws of February 11, 1992, p. 36)

[1] Ordinance of the Tübingen regional council on the »Gießenmoos« nature reserve of November 6, 1991 (Journal of Laws of February 11, 1992, p. 36)