Upper Elpe Valley nature reserve

Upper Elpe Valley IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
The valley area of ​​the Elpe in the northern area of ​​the NSG
location	Olsberg , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	11.2 ha
Identifier	HSK-252
WDPA ID	329551
Geographical location	51 ° 16 '  N , 8 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 16 '0 "  N , 8 ° 26' 57"  E
Setup date	2004
Framework plan	Landscape plan Olsberg
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The Upper Elpe Valley nature reserve with a size of 11.2  hectares is located south of Elpe in the urban area of Olsberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2004 with the Olsberg landscape plan . To the south, the Elpe Valley System Protected Landscape Area connects . The NSG goes to the edge of the village.

Area description

The NSG is the near-natural river Elpe and the floodplain from the border to Winterberg to the village of Elpe. In the NSG there are also riparian wood along the brook, a short nameless source brook, wet and poor grassland, as well as some wood. The Elpe flows through the area from south to north, the short source stream flows into the Elpe in the south. Four small fish ponds are located in the NSG. The grassland is mostly grazed by cattle and horses.

Protection purpose

In the NSG the Elpe and the Aue should be protected. As with all nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation pointed out that the area became a nature reserve “because of the rarity, special character and beauty of the area”.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Hochsauerlandkreis

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Olsberg landscape plan . Meschede 2004, pp. 19-24 and 33-34.

Web links

Commons : Upper Elpetal nature reserve  - collection of images

• Nature reserve “Upper Elpetal” in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia