Köppelmannsberg

Köppelmannsberg IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Salzgitter (south of Salzgitter-Bad ), Lower Saxony
surface	6 ha
Identifier	NSG BR 14
WDPA ID	164206
Geographical location	52 ° 2 '  N , 10 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 2 '4 "  N , 10 ° 22' 57"  E
Sea level	from 170 m to 230 m
Setup date	2nd January 1978
administration	NLWKN

The Köppelmannsberg is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony city ​​of Salzgitter .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG BR 014 is 6.3  hectares in size. It is completely part of the FFH area "Salzgitterscher Höhenzug (southern part)". The area has been a nature reserve since January 2, 1978. The initially 4.3 hectare nature reserve was expanded in 1988 to its current size of 6.3 hectares. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the city of Salzgitter.

The nature reserve is located on the southern edge of Salzgitter-Bad on the southern central part of the Salzgitter ridge made up of limestone . The crest and upper slope of the ridge are covered with dry limestone slope forest, in the lower slope there are semi-dry limestone lawns that merge into the forest with a large fringing area. The hillside forest was previously used as coppice or medium forest , in the area of ​​dry grass, which u. a. is an important habitat for insects and spiders . B. Schwalbenwurz , blue-red stone seeds and willow-leaved elephant and various orchids . In order to preserve the flora , the nature reserve must be looked after. This maintenance is based on the historical forms of use. Parts of the dry grass are grazed with sheep and goats.

At the edge of the nature reserve, a grassland area is included in the reserve. A path that can be entered runs through the nature reserve, which is looked after by NABU .

Web links

• Nature reserve "Köppelmannsberg" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ordinance on the “Köppelmannsberg” nature reserve in the city of Salzgitter , City of Salzgitter (PDF, 104 kB). Retrieved May 21, 2019.
2. ↑ Köppelmannsberg ( Memento from January 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), NABU Lower Saxony.