Greuthau

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Greuthau nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Juniper heather in the NSG Greuthau

Juniper heather in the NSG Greuthau

location Lichtenstein and Engstingen in the Reutlingen district , Baden-Württemberg
surface 192 ha
Identifier 4,009
WDPA ID 7057
Geographical location 48 ° 24 '  N , 9 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '42 "  N , 9 ° 15' 23"  E
Greuthau (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Greuthau
Sea level from 720 m to 800 m
Setup date February 9, 1938
administration Regional Council Tübingen

Greuthau is a nature reserve designated by ordinance of February 9, 1938 with the number 4,009. With the ordinance of the Tübingen regional council of March 14, 2006, the valley stations of the Traifelberg ski lift were excluded.

location

The nature reserve is located in the Mittlere Kuppenalb natural area . It is located on the plateau of the Swabian Alb south of the Honau district of the Lichtenstein community . It is part of both the FFH area No. 7521-341 Albtrauf Pfullingen and the bird protection area No. 7422-441 Middle Swabian Alb .

Protection purpose

The protection purpose is the preservation of the vegetation mosaic consisting of lime-lime lawns, juniper heaths, oat meadows, groups of bushes, forest communities, willow beech and willow spruce.

particularities

A special feature is the stock of stately willow beech and willow spruce, which give the area a park-like character.

See also

literature

  • Schwenkel, Hans and Feucht, Otto: The Greuthau nature reserve on the Honau mark. Publ. Württ. Landesstelle Naturschutz Landschaftspflege 18: 186-216. Stuttgart 1949 (PDF download, 48 MB)
  • Wilmanns, Otti : Plant communities and locations in the “Greuthau” nature reserve and its surroundings (Reutlinger Alb) . In: Publ. Landesstelle Naturschutz u. Landscape conservation Baden-Württemb. Festschrift for Hans Schwenkel on his 70th birthday. 24: 317-451. 1956 Ludwigsburg.
  • Regional Council Tübingen (ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .

Web links

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