Elpe and Bremecketal nature reserve

The Elpe and Bremecketal nature reserve with a size of 11.2  hectares is located north of Elpe in the urban area of Olsberg in the Hochsauerland district . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2004 with the Olsberg landscape plan . To the south is the Elpetal nature reserve below Elpe . To the north follows the Olsberg nature reserve .

Area description

The NSG consists of the Elpe and Bremecke rivers , as well as the floodplains of both rivers.

Protection purpose

In the NSG, the two rivers and the floodplain are to be protected. As with all nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation pointed out that the area became a nature reserve “because of the rarity, special character and beauty of the area”.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochsauerlandkreis

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Olsberg landscape plan . Meschede 2004, pp. 19-24 and 43.

Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 44 "  N , 8 ° 26 ′ 58"  E

Web links

• "Elpe- und Bremecketal" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia