Nature reserve sinkholes in Mahlholz

Sinkholes in the millwood IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Schweinfurt district , Bavaria
WDPA ID	162770
Geographical location	49 ° 53 '  N , 10 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 53 '16 "  N , 10 ° 23' 38"  E
Setup date	1980
administration	Schweinfurt district

The nature reserve Dolinen im Mahlholz is a nature reserve in the district of Schweinfurt .

The protected area is a mixed deciduous forest with karst phenomena and sinkhole fields in the base gypsum. Both water-filled sinkholes ( Lokven ) and swallow holes ( Ponore ) are represented. The sinkholes are designated as a valuable geotope by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (Geotope number: 678R007).

Alder forest and gray willow bushes with typical vegetation are found in more humid areas .

history

The protection area was placed under protection by the authorities in 1980.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the district of Schweinfurt
• List of geotopes in the district of Schweinfurt

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://info.main-rhoen.de/textband/kap9/kap91/Kapitel%20911.htm
2. ↑ Bavarian State Office for the Environment, sinkholes in Mahlholz SE from Gerolzhofen (accessed on March 22, 2020).
3. ↑ http://www.bbgev.de/berichte/054_1983/wald-suempfe_moore.pdf .