Mechtersheim clay pits
Coordinates: 49 ° 15 ′ 48 ″ N , 8 ° 25 ′ 4 ″ E
The Mechtersheimer Tongruben nature reserve is located in the municipality of Römerberg in the Rhein-Pfalz district in Rhineland-Palatinate .
The approximately 34 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1983 , extends southeast of Mechtersheim , a district of the local community of Römerberg. The Rhine flows not far to the east .
The area includes former clay pits , open water areas, shallow water and bank zones as well as reed beds and rows of bushes.
See also
Web links
Commons : Mechtersheimer Tongruben - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Mechtersheim clay pits (map) on protectedplanet.net
- 338-043 Ordinance on the nature reserve "Mechtersheimer Tongruben", district of Ludwigshafen am Rhein, dated March 3, 1983 (PDF) on naturschutz.rlp.de