Epplings hill spring moor

Nature reserve "Hangquellmoor Epplings" IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Wangen im Allgäu in the district of Ravensburg , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	1.4 ha
Identifier	4066
WDPA ID	81822
Geographical location	47 ° 41 ′  N , 9 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 36 "  N , 9 ° 52 ′ 6"  E
Sea level	570 m
Setup date	December 21, 1973
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

The Hangquellmoor Epplings area is a nature reserve (NSG number 4.066) designated by the ordinance of December 21, 1973 of the Tübingen regional council in the area of ​​the city of Wangen im Allgäu in the district of Ravensburg , Baden-Württemberg in Germany .

location

The 1.37 hectare (ha) large nature reserve Hangquellmoor Epplings belongs naturally to the Westallgäu hill country . It is located about 2.7 kilometers southeast of downtown Wangen, between the hamlets of Epplings and Giesen, on the northern slope of the Upper Argen , at an altitude of 570  m above sea level. NN . This area is referred to as Deuchelried on the land maps .

Here, on the south-western slope of a moraine from the Würm Ice Age , the water is dammed up from a fairly large catchment area and emerges over a layer of clay at various points. Due to the high lime content of the water, tuff formation occurs at these springs .

Flora and fauna

flora

From the flora worthy of protection , a total of 179 vascular plant species were counted, the following species should be named:

• Irises , different species from the iris family
• Summer screwwort or summer screwflower ( Spiranthes aestivalis ), a member of the orchid family

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Ravensburg district
• List of nature reserves in Baden-Württemberg

Web links

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