Holzbach breakthrough

Holzbach breakthrough IUCN category none - not specified
The Holzbach Gorge
location	Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
surface	21 ha
WDPA ID	81925
Geographical location	50 ° 34 '  N , 8 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 33 '53 "  N , 8 ° 1' 36"  E
Setup date	December 11, 1961

The Holzbach breakthrough nature reserve is named after a breakthrough valley of the Holzbach brook through the basalt of the Westerwald . It is located between the Dappricher Hof belonging to Seck and Gemünden near Westerburg in the Rhineland-Palatinate part of the Westerwald. The area is also called the Holzbach Gorge .

Nature reserve

The Holzbach breakthrough was designated as a nature reserve on December 11, 1961 by the Montabaur district government . This protected status replaced a regulation issued by the Wiesbaden district government in November 1933 and is one of the oldest nature reserves in the Westerwald.

The protected area has a size of approx. 21 ha, extends in a width of about 100 meters on both sides of the Holzbach and is located in the Westerwaldkreis in the districts of Gemünden and Seck . The R 29 circular hiking trail begins near Gemünden.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Westerwaldkreis

literature

Westerwaldverein e. V. (Ed.), Großer Westerwaldführer , 9th edition, Montabaur 1978, p. 152.

Web links

Commons : Holzbach breakthrough  - collection of images

• Ordinance on the "Holzbach Breakthrough" nature reserve of December 11, 1961 (PDF, 65 kB)
• Location map in the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration