Laacher See nature reserve

Laacher See IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Birds at the Laacher See.
location	District of Ahrweiler , Rhineland-Palatinate
surface	21.04 km²
Identifier	NSG-7131-006
WDPA ID	4398
Natura 2000 ID	[http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/Natura2000/SDF.aspx?site=DE5509301 DE-5509-301 DE-5509-301 ]
FFH area	21.04 km²
Bird sanctuary	3.54 km²
Geographical location	50 ° 25 '  N , 7 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 24 '45 "  N , 7 ° 16' 11"  E
Sea level	from 270 m to 410 m ( ø 340 m)
Setup date	March 31, 1940
Framework plan	Ordinance (PDF; 120 kB)

The Laacher See nature reserve includes the Laacher See (3.59 km²) and its surroundings and was declared a nature reserve on March 31, 1940 . With a total area of ​​21 km² including its crater rim areas, the Laacher See is the largest nature reserve in Rhineland-Palatinate .

The main cause of protection is the local bird life. The lake is a breeding ground for water birds such as grebes , Bless Rail , Moorhen , reed warbler , reed bunting important and others as well as staging and wintering area for water-bound birds, he just completely freezes over in extremely harsh winters. Shell, pochard, teal and teal can always be seen here in winter.

Because the need for protection is lower in summer, the protection period extends from October to March and the lake can also be used for tourism in summer.

history

In earlier centuries two drainage tunnels were built, so that the water level of the Laacher See is around twelve meters lower than it was originally. The increasing awareness of the lake's importance for nature led to the establishment of the nature reserve in 1926 very early on. The mining of pumice made it necessary to expand the area in 1940. A planned use in the program “ Strength through Joy ” of the NS regime was not realized. After the Second World War , tourist interest in the lake increased. Since rules are essential in this area of ​​tension between nature and tourism , a new ordinance came into force on April 1, 1981, in order to protect nature more efficiently. This was expanded again on December 14, 1989. Since then, sports and camping are only allowed from April 15 to September 30.

Web links

• Ordinance on the Laacher See nature reserve (PDF)
• Landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration

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1. ↑ Ordinance on the “Laacher See” nature reserve of March 31, 1940
2. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( Memento from October 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Ordinance on the “Laacher See” nature reserve of March 9, 1981
4. ^ History of the Laacher See ( Memento from April 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive )