Hockenheimer Rheinbogen

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Hockenheimer Rheinbogen nature reserve; here: White willows and black poplars in the Tongrube Neuwiesen nature reserve (Hockenheim) (February 2013)

Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 6 ″  N , 8 ° 31 ′ 38 ″  E

Relief map: Baden-Württemberg
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Hockenheimer Rheinbogen​
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The Hockenheimer Rheinbogen nature reserve, consisting of 30 sub-areas, is located in the area of ​​the communities Altlußheim and Ketsch and the city of Hockenheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in Baden-Württemberg .

The area extends west of the core city of Hockenheim between the west-flowing Rhine and the east-running B 39 on both sides of the A 61 .

meaning

For Altlußheim, Hockenheim and Ketsch, a 640.4 hectare area has been designated as a nature reserve under the identification number 2.128 since January 29, 1990 . These are biologically diverse secondary wetlands (mainly brickworks pits ) that have developed into habitats of high ecological importance in the cultivated landscape. This includes remnants of previously extensive grassland areas and vegetation of the secondary waters , which are adapted to different moisture levels: ditches, reed beds , remnants , meadows , bushes, hedges and forests with numerous endangered or endangered plant species, insects , amphibians and bird species.

See also

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. 542-545

Web links

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