Grafenberg (landscape protection area)

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Landscape protection area "Grafenberg"

IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape

View from the west of the Grafenberg

View from the west of the Grafenberg

location Grafenberg municipality in the Reutlingen district in Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany
surface 2.7 ha
Identifier 4.15.129
WDPA ID 321141
Geographical location 48 ° 34 '  N , 9 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 34 '10 "  N , 9 ° 18' 11"  E
Grafenberg (landscape protection area) (Baden-Württemberg)
Grafenberg (landscape protection area)
Setup date October 28, 1965
administration District of Reutlingen

Grafenberg is a protected landscape area (protected area number 4.15.129) in the Esslingen district .

Location and description

The protected area was created by ordinance of the then responsible District Office Nürtingen of October 28, 1965. It is a volcanic vent of the Swabian volcano in the Urach-Kirchheim volcanic area that went out 11 million years ago in the Miocene . The Grafenberg belongs to the natural area 101 - foreland of the middle Swabian Alb within the natural spatial main unit 10 - Swabian Keuper-Lias-Land .

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation of the summit area of ​​the mountain, which is characterized by orchards . Another protective purpose is the preservation of recreational space for the general public and the protection against further impairment by buildings, small buildings and enclosures.

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