Kugler slope

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Kugler Hang nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Kugler slope with information board

Kugler slope with information board

location Horb am Neckar in the Freudenstadt district , Baden-Württemberg
surface 4.3 ha
Identifier 2,060
WDPA ID 164277
Geographical location 48 ° 27 '  N , 8 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 26 '53 "  N , 8 ° 41' 24"  E
Kugler Hang (Baden-Württemberg)
Kugler slope
Sea level from 430 m to 470 m
Setup date November 12, 1982
administration Karlsruhe Regional Council

Kugler Hang is a nature reserve designated by the Karlsruhe Regional Council of November 12, 1982 with the number 2.060.

location

The nature reserve is located in the Obere Gäue natural area . It is located in the area of ​​the city of Horb am Neckar and is part of the FFH area No. 7517-341 Horber Neckar slopes .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the protection purpose is the preservation of a juniper heath that was formerly used as extensive sheep pasture with its natural landscape features. In particular, the following should be protected and promoted:

  • the open juniper heather in its vegetation structure and its characteristic plant and animal communities in their species composition and diversity;
  • the semi-arid lawn in its special form as a habitat for wild animals and plants.

Flora and fauna

The spherical flower , which gave the slope its name, thrives in the area . There are a good 270 fern and flowering plants and over 110 animal species known, including the red backed killer , the cross gentian and the blue bluer .

See also

literature

  • District Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Karlsruhe (Ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Karlsruhe . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7995-5172-7 , pp. 258-260

Web links

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