Lukewarm

	Lauen nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	NSG Lauen with solitary conifers and hornbeams
location	Albstadt in the Zollernalbkreis , Baden-Wuerttemberg
surface	6.1 ha
Identifier	4,085
WDPA ID	164398
Geographical location	48 ° 15 ' N , 9 ° 4' E Coordinates: 48 ° 14 '33 " N , 9 ° 4' 19" E
Sea level	from 890 m to 915 m
Setup date	November 24, 1980
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

Lauenstein is a with Regulation of the Regional Council Tübingen been instructed of 24 November 1980 Nature Reserve with the number 4085.

location

The nature reserve is located in the Hohe Schwabenalb natural area and lies between Truchtelfingen and Bitz . It is completely surrounded by conservation area no. 4.17.001 Albstadt- Bitz .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the protection purpose is the preservation of a juniper heather and its transition to the forest with solitary conifers and the largest occurrence of the yellow gentian in the Zollernalb district as well as numerous other protected plants.

Flora and fauna

The massive appearance of the yellow gentian goes back to an action by the Swabian Homeland Association , which scattered seeds here in 1930. Another special feature is the occurrence of the green hollow tongue orchid . Noteworthy is the large population of grasshopper wart-biter .

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 : Lauen 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