Krähberg-Kapellenberg

	Krähberg-Kapellenberg nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	In the background under the beeches the roof of the chapel, on the right the last station of the Way of the Cross
location	Hohenstein in the district of Reutlingen , Baden-Württemberg
surface	4 ha
Identifier	4.126
WDPA ID	164221
Geographical location	48 ° 21 ' N , 9 ° 26' E Coordinates: 48 ° 20 '48 " N , 9 ° 25' 36" E
Sea level	from 750 m to 780 m
Setup date	2nd September 1985
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

Krähberg-Kapellenberg is a nature reserve with the number 4.126 designated by the Tübingen regional council of September 2, 1985 .

location

The nature reserve is located in the Mittlere Kuppenalb natural area . It is located on the plateau of the Swabian Alb around 300 m south of the Eglingen district of the Hohenstein community . The protected area is part of the FFH area No. 7622-341 Großes Lautertal and district court .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the main protection purpose is the preservation and improvement of a remaining habitat surrounded by agricultural land as a retreat for many rare and partly endangered plants and animal species, which occur here in a special biodiversity and which are related to the other heathland areas in the area .

Flora and fauna

Endangered plant species include: pasque flower , common cat's paw and heather sedge . Despite its small size, 25 species of large butterflies have been found in the area, 3 of which are on the “Red List”: Alexis blue-winged butterfly , small sloe hairstreak and red cube-headed butterfly .

chapel

The area is particularly endangered by visitors to the chapel. The Eglinger Chapel on the Krähberg (781 m) is located in the middle of the nature reserve and was built in 1904 as a simple wooden chapel. The rotten wooden chapel was replaced by today's stone-walled chapel in 1951/52.

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 : Krähberg-Kapellenberg nature reserve - collection of images, videos and audio files

Profile of the nature reserve in the protected area directory of the LUBW with protected area ordinance and map