Naafbachtal nature reserve

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Naafbachtal nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

On the hiking trail through the Naafbachtal

On the hiking trail through the Naafbachtal

location

Rhein-Sieg district

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

NRW , Germany

surface 10.2 km²
Identifier GL-006 , SU-012
WDPA ID 555520446
Natura 2000 ID DE-5109-301
FFH area 9.24 km²
Geographical location 50 ° 53 '  N , 7 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 52 '32 "  N , 7 ° 17' 22"  E
Naafbachtal nature reserve (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Naafbachtal nature reserve
Sea level from 90 m to 300 m
Setup date 1982
administration District government Cologne

The Naafbachtal nature reserve is an approximately 1020 hectare nature reserve in southern North Rhine-Westphalia . Large parts of the nature reserve are also designated as FFH areas.

location

The nature reserve consists of two parts, of which the larger part (around 855 hectares) is in the Rhein-Sieg district in the area of ​​the city of Lohmar , the municipality of Much and the municipality of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid . This sub-area has the identifier SU-012 . In the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis in the area of ​​the city of Overath , the NSG has an area of ​​around 165 hectares and has the identifier GL-006 . About 924 hectares of the two NSG are designated as FFH area under the name “Naafbachtal” (DE-5109-301). The protected areas extend on both sides of the Naafbach , which gives the protected areas its name.

The Naafbach is a 22.7 km long left tributary of the Agger . In addition to many smaller tributaries, the 7.7 km long river, in particular, is of greater importance, as it connects the Naafbach valley with the less stream valley . The Naafbach and its tributaries flow naturally and meandering from their sources towards the mouth.

History and structure

The Naafbachtal is an agricultural region. Many farms were and are part of the settlement structure. As is so often the case in the Bergische Region, a large number of smaller farms and hamlets can be found in the Naafbachtal . Half-timbered houses and mills are still part of the settlement structure in the Naafbachtal today. Around 1930, however, plans arose to build a drinking water dam in the Naafbachtal in order to meet the greater demand for drinking water in the Cologne-Bonn region. Around 1973, the loose plans turned into concrete construction plans in which the dam should be completed within twelve years. For this purpose, the Aggerverband, a municipal association for the maintenance and care of the Agger with its tributaries, but also for the drinking water supply, acquired large parts of the land area in the Naafbachtal. The remaining natives of the Naafbachtal lived in fear for their homeland, their houses and land. From this concern about the loss of their own homeland, protests against the dam construction developed again and again since the early 1960s. With the beginning of the 1980s this public protest intensified, supported by nature conservation groups in the course of a growing environmental movement. As a result, many buildings in the Naafbachtal were placed under monument protection. In January 1982 the citizens 'protest was then combined in a citizens' initiative to preserve the Naafbach valley. In the same year the Naafbachtal was placed under nature protection. A little later it was announced that the state funds for the dam construction will be discontinued. Since then, there has been a struggle to remove the Naafbach valley from the state development plans of North Rhine-Westphalia as a possible area for a dam. In addition to non-party citizens, the Lohmar party Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen is particularly committed to maintaining the Naafbach valley. Another step towards the preservation of the Naafbachtal was achieved in 1999 when it was named a fauna and flora habitat, because as an FFH protected area, strict environmental impact assessments must be carried out before changes are made. To date, it has been deleted from the regional development plan , but the state government has not adjusted the state development plan accordingly.

Flora and fauna

kingfisher

Along the partially freely meandering Naafbach there are natural vegetation types such as wet grassland, forests and beech forests, in which various bird species such as the dipper and the kingfisher find their habitat.

According to the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive (FFH) , the following habitat types occurring in Naafbachtal are of community interest:

According to the Habitats Directive, the following fish and bird species are of community interest in the Naafbachtal:

Attractions

In addition to many rare animal and plant species, there are also listed half-timbered farms in Ingersauel and watermills such. B. the Naafer mill worth seeing. The Weegermühle , which was demolished in the 1970s, can no longer be seen .

In the past, numerous ore deposits were exploited in the area of ​​the Naafbach valley. Detailed descriptions of the mines in Naafbachtal and their location can be found in: "Metal ore mining in the lower Aggertal", "Ore mines in Lohmar and Neunkirchen-Seelscheid".

Traces of old copper mines from the 16th to 18th centuries (Walpot and Wolter-Plettenberg ore mines), remains of a stamping mill (processing plant), moats and the slag from a former copper smelter can still be found in a side valley, the Kleinesbach Valley. Evidence of mining that can still be seen today are the extensive spoil heaps and buried tunnels such as the Julianen tunnel, the water solution tunnel of the Walpot mine . A small stone arch bridge between Deesem and Wahlen, which was built around 1850, was used to transport the ore to the nearest railway station.

The Schubert copper ore mine was near Bloch. Some 100 tons of copper ore were mined here in the middle of the 19th century. The spoil heaps and the filled machine shaft still bear witness to the pit.

The Humboldt mine was located west of Hohn in the Holzbachtal (Neunkirchen-Seelscheid municipality). Pinging, spoil heaps and slag scatter are evidence of the old age of metal extraction in this area.

tourism

The Naafbachtal can be explored on foot or by bike. Many hiking trails lead through the upper Naafbachtal, z. B. the long-distance hiking trails of the Sauerland Mountain Association Kurkölner Weg (X22) and Bergischer Weg (X29) . A parking lot for hikers near the confluence with the Agger in Kreuznaaf is a possible starting point for hikes in the lower Naafbachtal.

traffic

Bus stops in surrounding towns and hamlets z. B. in Kreuznaaf or Mailahn are still within walking distance. The connection to the public transport takes place at marked stops, e.g. B. in Ingersauel , through the shared call taxi (AST). All communities around the Naafbachtal belong to the tariff area of ​​the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS).

See also

Web links

Commons : Naafbach  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. a b "Naafbachtal" nature reserve (SU-012) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
  2. a b "Naafbachtal" nature reserve (GL-006) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
  3. Public law contract for the formation of the "Municipal Working Group Naafbachtalsperre" of November 26, 1973 ( Memento of October 3, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 41 kB)
  4. Nature and monument protection in the valley; Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger from August 5, 2009.
  5. Citizens' initiative for the preservation of the Naafbachtales e. V.
  6. ^ Motion by the DIE GRÜNEN parliamentary group to delete the Naafbachtalsperre from the factual section on preventive flood protection for the 6th session of the regional council on June 23, 2006 (PDF; 33 kB)
  7. ^ Albert Seemann: Metal ore mining in the lower Aggertal . Ed .: Albert Seemann. Self-published, Lohmar 1990, p. 136 .
  8. ^ Albert Seemann: ore mines in Lohmar and Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, pages 138 to 150 . In: Claudia Maria Arndt (Hrsg.): Publication of the history and antiquity association for Siegburg and the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis e. V. Band 25 . Rheinlandia Verlag, Siegburg 2005.
  9. Michael Gechter; History Association Rösrath: Mining archeology in the Bergisches Land ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ^ Stefan Schmitz; Heimat- und Kulturverein Breidt; Wahler Brückelchen ( Memento from November 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )