Lichtenau Rhine lowlands

	Nature and landscape protection area "Lichtenauer Rheinniederung" IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Lichtenau and Rheinmünster in the Rastatt district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
surface	230.3 ha
Identifier	2,206
WDPA ID	164447
Geographical location	48 ° 44 ' N , 7 ° 59' E Coordinates: 48 ° 44 '3 " N , 7 ° 59' 20" E
Setup date	December 18, 1996

The Lichtenauer Rheinniederung nature reserve is located in the area of the city of Lichtenau and the municipality of Rheinmünster in the Rastatt district in Baden-Württemberg .

The area extends west of the core city of Lichtenau. Not far to the west flows the Rhine and runs the state border with France . The state road L 75 runs to the east and flows the Acher .

meaning

For Lichtenau and Rheinmünster, an area of 230.2 hectares has been designated as a nature reserve under the identification number 2.206 since December 18, 1996 . It is a part of the landscape that was "created by the former dynamism of the Rhine". There are “ ecologically valuable and characteristic forest areas characterized by the different levels of moisture” and “naturally occurring bodies of water with characteristic vegetation as a habitat for endangered animal communities. Artificial waters are intended to increase the biotope and species diversity. "

With the same ordinance, the adjacent landscape protection area “Lichtenauer Rheinniederung” was designated, which puts another 208 hectares under protection.

literature

District Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Karlsruhe (Ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Karlsruhe. Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, pp. 489-491, ISBN 3-7995-5172-7