Middle virgin forest
Landscape protection area "Middle Schurwald"
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View over the Schurwald heights |
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location | Baltmannsweiler , Lichtenwald and Reichenbach an der Fils in the Esslingen district in Baden-Württemberg , Germany | |
surface | 20.476 km² | |
Identifier | 1.16.043 | |
WDPA ID | 322997 | |
Geographical location | 48 ° 45 ′ N , 9 ° 28 ′ E | |
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Setup date | September 30, 1982 | |
administration | Esslingen district |
Middle Schurwald is a protected landscape area (protected area number 1.16.043) in the Esslingen district .
Location and description
The protected area lies on the Schurwald heights between the Neckar Valley and the Remstal . It almost completely encloses the municipality of Baltmannsweiler with its district of Hohengehren and the municipality of Lichtenwald with its district of Thomashardt . The reserve was established on September 30, 1982 with a size of 2090 hectares. By ordinances of August 14, 1997 and December 20, 2000, areas were removed so that it now has a size of 2047.6 hectares.
The LSG belongs to the natural area 107- Schurwald and Welzheimer Wald within the natural spatial main unit 10- Swabian Keuper-Lias-Land .
Protection purpose
According to the Protected Area Ordinance, the main protection purpose is the preservation of the typical virgin forest landscape as an open space and recreation area between Fils and Remstal on the edge of the Stuttgart agglomeration.
See also
- List of landscape protection areas in the Esslingen district
- List of landscape protection areas in Baden-Württemberg
literature
- Landscape protection areas in the Esslingen district, published by the State Institute for Environmental Protection Baden-Württemberg 1985, ISBN 3-88251-102-8 , p. 82
Web links
- Profile of the landscape protection area in the protected area directory of the LUBW