Mönchsteig

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"Mönchsteig" nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Mönchsteig nature reserve.jpg
location Nellingen in the Alb-Donau district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface 49.9 ha
Identifier 4185
WDPA ID 164658
Geographical location 48 ° 31 '  N , 9 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 31 '28 "  N , 9 ° 47' 50"  E
Mönchsteig (Baden-Württemberg)
Mönchsteig
Sea level from 660 m to 690 m
Setup date February 20, 1991
administration Regional Council Tübingen
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Mönchsteig is a nature reserve on the territory of the Baden-Württemberg community of Nellingen in the Alb-Danube district.

Characteristics

The area was designated as a nature reserve by ordinance of the Tübingen regional council of February 20, 1991 and has a size of 49.9 hectares. It is listed under the protected area number 4.185. The CDDA code for the nature reserve is 164658 and corresponds to the WDPA ID .

location

The Mönchsteig nature reserve is located around 1500 meters south of Nellingen near the town of Aichen on both sides of the A8 motorway. The area is in the natural area 094 - Middle Kuppenalb within the main natural unit 09 - Swabian Alb . It is almost completely surrounded by the 1,522-hectare conservation area no. 4.25.116 Nellingen .

Protection purpose

The protection purpose is the preservation and care of a heathland in its typical appearance with the extensive agriculture associated with it as sheep pasture. The habitat of the rough meadows with their many protected animal and plant species and the loosened, structured forest border with the many bird species adapted to this structure are of particular ecological value.

See also

literature

  • Department for nature conservation and landscape management: nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Ed .: Regional Council Tübingen. Second revised and expanded edition. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 , pp. 197-198 .

Web links

Commons : Mönchsteig nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )