Känzele (nature reserve)

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"Känzele" nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Känzele nature reserve

Känzele nature reserve

location Albstadt , Zollernalbkreis , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany
Area / extent 3.518 ha / 330 m
Identifier 4,081
WDPA ID 82035
Geographical location 48 ° 16 '  N , 9 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 16 '10 "  N , 9 ° 1' 54"  E
Känzele (nature reserve) (Baden-Württemberg)
Känzele (nature reserve)
Sea level from 860 m to 910 m
Setup date November 24, 1980
administration Regional Council Tübingen

The Känzele is a nature reserve in the area of ​​the city of Albstadt in Baden-Württemberg. It was expelled by ordinance on November 24, 1980 by the Tübingen regional council.

location

The Känzele nature reserve is located about one kilometer northeast of the Tailfingen district in the Hohe Schwabenalb natural area . It is 3.5  hectares and lies at an altitude of 860 to 910  m above sea level. NHN in the Middle Upper Jura .

Protection purpose

According to the Protected Area Ordinance, the protection purpose is "the preservation of a juniper heather and the vegetation pattern between light and dense forest with a very large occurrence of orchids and other rare plants."

Landscape character

It is a former juniper heather , which is now mostly planted with spruce and pine forests. Around 20% of the protected area can still be considered as juniper heather. Large orchids are found in the wooded areas.

Flora and fauna

Notable plant species in the area are the spherical flower , spring gentian and yellow gentian , reticulated leaf , single-flowered wintergreen and the brown-red stendellum .

The blue white dagger occurs in the area .

Contiguous protected areas

The nature reserve is part of the FFH area around Albstadt and the bird sanctuary Südwestalb and Oberes Donautal . It is completely surrounded by the Albstadt-Bitz nature reserve.

See also

literature

  • Regional Council Tübingen (ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .

Web links

Commons : Känzele nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Ordinance of the Tübingen regional council as the higher nature conservation and hunting authority on the »Känzele« nature reserve of November 24, 1980. Accessed on July 4, 2018 .
  2. Atlas text on the »Känzele« nature reserve. Retrieved July 4, 2018 .