Mönchsfelsen nature reserve
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Mönchsfelsen nature reserve
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| location | Aachen , Aachen city region , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
| surface | 5 ha | |
| Identifier | ACS-008 | |
| WDPA ID | 164649 | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 42 ' N , 6 ° 12' E | |
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| Setup date | 1988 | |
| Framework plan | Landscape plan Aachen | |
| administration | Lower landscape authority of the Aachen city region | |
The Mönchsfelsen nature reserve is located in the area of the city of Aachen south of Hahn .
description
A 30-meter-high cliff made of shell limestone rises up very close to Hahn . 100 meters south is an old quarry. The vegetation consists of one of coppicing emerged hornbeam forests . The mantle vegetation is almost closed. There are two hay meadows on the site, which are framed with mixed hedges.
Protection purpose
The floristic peculiarities on the block pile sites on weathered limestone soils should be preserved, as well as the semi-arid grassland and the heat-loving bushes. The aim is to preserve it as a special feature for geological, scientific and geographical reasons.
See also
Web links
Commons : Mönchsfelsen (Aachen-Hahn) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- "Mönchsfelsen" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Nature reserves of the city of Aachen