Hinterwörth-Laast

Hinterwörth-Laast nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Rheinau , Ortenaukreis , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	82.4 ha
Identifier	3,187
WDPA ID	163693
Geographical location	48 ° 41 '  N , 7 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 41 '27 "  N , 7 ° 57' 50"  E
Setup date	April 14, 1992
administration	Regional council Freiburg

Hinterwörth-Laast is a nature reserve in the nature area 210 " Offenburg Rheinebene " in Baden-Württemberg . In the area there are former river bends, oxbow lakes, alluvial forests and ecologically valuable grassland forms.

geography

The nature reserve consists of two parts and is located on the right bank of the Rhine on the boundaries of the Rheinau districts Freistett , Memprechtshofen and Helmlingen . On a total area of ​​82.4 hectares, it includes in large parts the forest-covered "Hinterwörth" and "Entenfang" basins as well as the old Rhine arm " Hellwasser " and in the small, southern part the alder book forest "Laast", which connects to the main road in the south 36 adjoins.

Characteristics

The area was designated as a nature reserve by ordinance on April 14, 1992 by the Freiburg Regional Council and has an area of ​​82.4 hectares. It is listed under the protected area number 3.187 and is classified in IUCN Category IV, a biotope and species protection area. The WDPA ID is 163693 and corresponds to the European CDDA code and the EUNIS no.

The protection purpose “is to preserve the two partial areas with backwaters, alluvial forests and ecologically valuable grassland forms

• as a habitat for endangered communities with rare and threatened plant and animal species,
• as an object for science, especially biology "

Flora and fauna

The Hinterwörth-Laast nature reserve consists largely of a typical Rhine floodplain forest with former river loops created by the Rhine and Rench , but a relatively large part is also claimed by the old Rhine arm Hellwasser . The waters and riparian zones serve as a habitat for many different animal and plant species, including rare and threatened species. Many bird species can be found in the alluvial forest, such as the buzzard , the sparrowhawk , the goshawk and a few more such as the gray heron and the rare kingfisher . In addition, other nesting birds such as the are on the waters in the reserve crested grebe , the little grebe , the coot , the mallard and tufted duck watching. In addition to the birds and smaller animals such as the live grass and water frog , the grass snake and slow worm , the yellow-bellied toad , various pig and - dragonfly species , some species of bats and many more.

See also

List of nature reserves in the Ortenaukreis

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )
2. ↑ ^{a b} Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas
3. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
4. ^ Ordinance of the Freiburg Regional Council. § 3 purpose of protection. State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg, May 24, 1995, accessed on July 23, 2015 .  
5. ↑ Uwe Wagner: Protected Areas. In: Helmlingen - village in Hanauerland. Retrieved July 23, 2015 . 

literature

• Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Unit: Nature reserves in the Freiburg administrative region . Ed .: Regional Council Freiburg. 3. Edition. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2011, ISBN 978-3-7995-5177-9 .

Web links

• Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas