Hesselner Mountains

Hesselner Mountains IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	32.81 ha
Identifier	GT-042
WDPA ID	389777
Geographical location	52 ° 5 '  N , 8 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 4 '33 "  N , 8 ° 20' 26"  E
Setup date	2008
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Gütersloh district

The Hesselner Berge nature reserve is 32.81 hectares in size and is divided into two areas in the northern part of the city of Halle (Westphalia) . It is listed with the number GT-042 and is specifically designated for the conservation of wild animal and plant species.

Between the surfaces there is a protected paleontological outcrop in the still active quarry. Here Turon layers are in chaotic storage, in which giant ammonites were found. Some of these ammonites can be seen in the Heimathaus in Borgholzhausen .

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  Scheme of the paleontological exposure

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nature reserve "Hesselner Berge" (GT-042) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on March 8, 2017.

Web links

• Nature reserve "Hesselner Berge" (GT-042) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia