Elsebachtal nature reserve (Iserlohn)
The Elsebachtal nature reserve is an 11.3 hectare nature reserve (NSG) north-west of Iserlohn in the Märkisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia . The NSG was designated in 1997 by the district council of the Märkisches Kreis with the landscape plan No. 4 Iserlohn . The NSG goes up to the district boundary to the Unna district . In the district of Unna it borders in the urban area of Schwerte on the nature reserve Elsebachtal (Schwerte) .
Area description
The NSG is the near-natural valley area of the Else. The valley is characterized by terraces. The area is grazed.
Protection purpose
The nature reserve was designated for the preservation and development of a valley and as a habitat for endangered animal and plant species. As with other nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation indicated that the area became a nature reserve “because of its scenic beauty and uniqueness”.
See also
literature
- Märkischer Kreis - Lower Landscape Authority (Ed.): Märkischer Kreis: Landscape Plan No. 4 Iserlohn , Lüdenscheid 1997, pp. 54–55.
Web links
- "Elsebachtal (Iserlohn)" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 57.8 ″ N , 7 ° 37 ′ 17 ″ E
