Heiligkreuz and Schloßberg

	Heiligkreuz and Schloßberg nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Beech forest on the western slope of the Nagold Schloßberg
location	Nagold in the district of Calw , Baden-Württemberg
surface	66.3 ha
Identifier	2.159
WDPA ID	163603
Geographical location	48 ° 33 ' N , 8 ° 43' E Coordinates: 48 ° 33 '11 " N , 8 ° 42' 58" E
Sea level	from 400 m to 530 m
Setup date	December 29, 1992
administration	Karlsruhe Regional Council

Heiligkreuz und Schloßberg is a nature reserve designated by the Karlsruhe Regional Council of December 29, 1992 with the number 2.159.

location

The nature reserve is located in the Obere Gäue natural area . It is located immediately west of the city of Nagold and includes the city's Schloßberg, although the Hohennagold castle ruins are not part of the protected area. The nature reserve is part of FFH area No. 7418-341 Nagolder Heckengäu .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the protection purpose (extract) is: The preservation, development and care of the wooded area of the Schloßberg as well as the open land areas of the area with the diverse types of dry areas as a habitat for typical, specialized animal and plant species. In addition, native trees should be preserved for as long as possible. Particularly in the Schonwald, the front part of the Schloßbergwald, a permanent preservation of the near-natural hardwood stock or its restoration with a small proportion of coniferous wood (less than ten percent) is to be aimed for. The same applies to the conservation and promotion of extensive open land areas in the vicinity of the forest.

Flora and fauna

The following orchid species, among others, settle in the area's sparse beech forest : bird's nest root , broad-leaved stendellum , red and white forest bird . The rare blue-red stone seed also settles here. In the forest area, the oriole can be found as a cave-breeder that lives in old wood .

literature

District Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Karlsruhe (Ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Karlsruhe . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7995-5172-7 , pp. 138-141
Nature conservation in the district of Calw, published by the state institute for environmental protection Baden-Württemberg in cooperation with the district of Calw and the district office for nature conservation and landscape management Karlsruhe 1995, pp. 197–199

Web links

Profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW with protected area ordinance and map