Großer Heuberg (landscape protection area)

	Landscape protection area "Großer Heuberg" IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
	Alb landscape near Obernheim
location	Balingen , Dotternhausen , Hausen am Tann , Meßstetten , Nusplingen and Obernheim , Zollernalbkreis , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	93.82 km²
Identifier	4.17.042
WDPA ID	321189
Geographical location	48 ° 10 ' N , 8 ° 53' E Coordinates: 48 ° 10 '28 " N , 8 ° 52' 50" E
Sea level	from 698 m to 1001.6
Setup date	June 27, 1984
administration	District Office Zollernalbkreis

The Großer Heuberg area is a landscape protection area designated by ordinance on June 27, 1984 by the Zollernalbkreis District Office in the area of the towns of Balingen and Meßstetten and the communities of Hausen am Tann , Dotternhausen , Obernheim and Nusplingen in the Zollernalbkreis .

location

The Großer Heuberg landscape protection area encompasses almost all of the municipal areas of Nusplingen, Obernheim, Hausen am Tann and Meßstetten minus the local locations, the nature reserves and the Heuberg military training area, as well as parts of the municipal areas of Balingen and Dotternhausen. The highest point is on the Plettenberg at 1001.6 m above sea level. NN , the lowest point at 698 m above sea level. NN at the bear . Most of the area belongs to the Hohe Schwabenalb natural area .

Protection purpose

According to the Protected Area Ordinance, the main protection purpose is “the preservation and care of this landscape, which, thanks to its unique relief, its typical surface structure and the relatively low population density, has an extremely varied picture of rare diversity and beauty and contains wide natural spaces with remarkable vegetation and fauna, which it contains overall to an ecological compensation area as well as a local and holiday recreation area of high importance. "

Landscape character

The area is a representative section of the Hohe Schwabenalb. Large parts of the area, especially the slopes and hilltops, are forested, the plateaus as well as depressions and valleys are open and are characterized by meadows, juniper heaths, grasslands and, to a lesser extent, by fields.

history

Even before the Protected Area Ordinance came into force, numerous areas in today's protected area were under landscape protection. The oldest landscape protection regulation came from 1939 and referred to the Plettenberg near Dotternhausen. The landscape protection area "Großer Heuberg" was temporarily secured by the Balingen District Office as early as 1969.

Since the designation in 1984, the landscape protection area has been reduced in size several times. The reason for this was the designation of several nature reserves, which led to a reduction of a total of 342 hectares. In addition, the internal borders were adjusted in 2003 and 2004. Most recently, the Plettenberg quarry was removed from the landscape protection area.

Contiguous protected areas

Several nature reserves are embedded in the landscape protection area. The FFH area of the Eastern Great Heuberg is largely located in the landscape protection area. Some parts of the landscape protection area belong to the bird sanctuary Südwestalb and Upper Danube Valley .

The conservation area Big Heuberg is immediately adjacent to the landscape protection areas Bäratal , landscape parts of the denunciation Roßwangen and Albstadt- Bitz on.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Ordinance of the Zollernalb District District Office on the "Großer Heuberg" landscape protection area of June 27, 1984 (Zollernalb Courier of June 30, 1984). Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
↑ Ordinance for the protection of the part of the landscape "Plettenberg" in the district of Balingen from April 13, 1939 (Kreisamtsblatt "Der Wille" No. 83 from April 15, 1939)
^ Temporary security order of the Balingen District Office of March 18, 1969 over the landscape protection area "Großer Heuberg" (Kreisamtsblatt No. 1150 of March 22, 1969)
↑ Nicole Leukhardt: Plettenberg mining: The district administrator speaks a word of power. In: Zollernalbkurier. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .