Krickenbecker lakes and Kleiner De Wittsee

Krickenbecker lakes and Kleiner De Wittsee IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Nature reserve Krickenbecker Seen and Kleiner De Wittsee (July 2015)
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	7.187 km²
Identifier	VIE-045
WDPA ID	555546374
Geographical location	51 ° 20 '  N , 6 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 20 '16 "  N , 6 ° 14' 37"  E
Setup date	2006
particularities	EU bird sanctuary " Schwalm-Nette-Platte with border forest and Meinweg ".

The nature reserve Krickenbecker Seen and Kleiner De Wittsee is located in the area of ​​the town of Nettetal in the district of Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The approximately 718.7 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 2006 , extends east of Leuth , a district of Nettetal, directly on the federal road 221 , which passes on the western edge . It includes the Krickenbeck lakes and the Kleiner De-Witt-See . In the southern area, the state road  373 crosses the area. The state border with the Netherlands runs to the west and federal motorway 61 to the southwest . The Nette flows through the area in full.

The nature reserve is part of the EU bird sanctuary " Schwalm-Nette-Platte with Grenzwald and Meinweg ".

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Viersen district

Web links

Commons : Krickenbecker Seen and Kleiner De Wittsee  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "Krickenbecker Seen und Kleiner De Wittsee" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• World Database on Protected Areas - Krickenbecker Seen and Kleiner De Wittsee (English)