Imchen

Imchen
Imchen (2012)
Waters	Havel
Geographical location	52 ° 27 '2.6 "  N , 13 ° 9' 4.6"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 27 '2.6 "  N , 13 ° 9' 4.6"  E
length	200 m
width	120 m
surface	2.5 ha
Residents	uninhabited

Imchen [ ˈiːmçən ] is the name of an uninhabited river island of the Havel in the Berlin district of Kladow . It is about 2.5  hectares in size, the nature reserve including the surrounding water and reed beds covers an area of ​​4.8 hectares. Together with the four-kilometer-long shoreline between Gatow and Kladow, the city of Berlin purchased the island in 1924 for 100,000  marks (adjusted for purchasing power in today's currency: around 383,000 euros) and had it increased.

Since September 9, 1933, the island has been declared a nature reserve. The main focus is on protecting the birds that live there , such as the colonies of gray herons and cormorants . The island is natural. Tourists are not allowed to enter it. Occasional landscaping interventions serve primarily to preserve the reed beds , which are important as a retreat for smaller species such as grebes and kingfishers .

The name of the island is probably derived from the term "Imme" for bees .

Web links

Commons : Imchen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Senate Department for Urban Development Berlin: NSG Insel Imchen near Kladow

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Between Cladow and Gatow . In: Vossische Zeitung , No. 520, November 3, 1927