Nature reserve Knäppchen
Nature reserve Knäppchen
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location | Winterberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
surface | 1.5 ha | |
Identifier | HSK-437 | |
WDPA ID | 389809 | |
Geographical location | 51 ° 14 ' N , 8 ° 29' E | |
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Setup date | 2008 | |
Framework plan | Landscape plan Winterberg | |
administration | Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis |
The Knäppchen nature reserve is a 1.5 hectare nature reserve (NSG) south-east of Silbach in the urban area of Winterberg . In 2008 the area was designated as an NSG by the Hochsauerlandkreis in the Winterberg landscape plan . The NSG includes the local beech forest . In the NSG there are diabase rocks up to 4 m high .
Protection purpose
The nature reserve was designated for the preservation and development of a forest 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
- Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Landscape plan Winterberg (PDF; 1.4 MB). Meschede 2008, p. 89.
Web links
- Nature reserve "HSK-437 Knäppchen" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia