Kirstenmühle-Schanzenbachtal

Kirstenmühle-Schanzenbachtal nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Leisnig , Saxony , Germany
surface	2.77 km²
Identifier	C 93
WDPA ID	389615
Geographical location	51 ° 9 '  N , 12 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 8 '49 "  N , 12 ° 53' 10"  E
Setup date	March 30, 1961

Kirstenmühle-Schanzenbachtal is a nature reserve (NSG) in the districts of Central Saxony and Leipzig in Saxony . The 277 hectare area with the NSG no. C 93 lies between Leisnig and Podelwitz .

The nature reserve was established by order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Registration and Forestry (MfLEF) of March 30, 1961 (Journal of Laws of GDR p. 166) and by resolution (No. 68 / VIII / 84) of the Leipzig District Assembly of September 20, 1984 fixed. With the ordinance of the regional council of Leipzig of December 19, 2000, area protection was transferred to federal German law. This ordinance was amended on November 2, 2001 and most recently on April 11, 2007.

description

The nature reserve includes the valley areas of the Schanzenbach and its tributaries in the area southeast of Leisnig to the confluence with the Freiberg Mulde . The steep valleys are cut 30 to 50 meters into the landscape and are mostly forested. These are valuable hardwood forests, such as Example: ravine forests, oak-hornbeam slope forests and Bachau valleys. The Schanzenbach and its tributaries appear as near-natural bodies of water.

See also

• List of nature reserves in Saxony

Web links

Commons : Kirstenmühle-Schanzenbachtal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ordinance on the NSG (PDF)