Protected landscape area Lower Orpe Valley
The landscape protection area Unteres Orpetal with 67.63 hectares lies in the urban area of Marsberg and in the Hochsauerlandkreis . The area was designated as a landscape protection area (LSG) by the district council of the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the Marsberg landscape plan . The LSG was designated as a type B landscape planning area, peripheral locations, open land and cultivated land protection. It is north, east and south of Udorf and goes in the east to the state border of North Rhine-Westphalia. The LSG begins directly on the outskirts of Udorf. In the LSG there are agricultural open land areas with grassland and arable land. The source of the Orpe and the upper reaches are located in the nature reserve Upper Orpe Valley . To the west is the nature reserve open spaces west of Udorf .
Protection purpose
The designation was carried out to ensure the diversity and uniqueness of the landscape in the vicinity of the localities and the old agricultural priority areas by keeping it open. Also because of its special importance for recreation.
Legal regulations
As in the other landscape protection areas in the city, the LSG prohibits building structures. Construction projects for horticulture, agriculture and forestry are exempt from the ban. The Lower Nature Conservation Authority can issue exceptional permits for buildings of all kinds. As in the other type B landscape protection areas in Meschede, the LSG prohibits initial afforestation and the creation of Christmas trees , ornamental branches and tree nurseries . There is a requirement to keep the LSG free of woodland through agricultural use or suitable maintenance measures.
See also
literature
- Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Marsberg landscape plan . Meschede 2008, p. 94 ff.
Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 5.9 ″ N , 8 ° 56 ′ 40.6 ″ E