Mechtersheim clay pits

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Coordinates: 49 ° 15 ′ 48 ″  N , 8 ° 25 ′ 4 ″  E

Relief map: Rhineland-Palatinate
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Nature reserve Mechtersheimer Tongruben (May 2018)

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.

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