Rietzer See nature reserve

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Rietzer See nature reserve
Kraniche.am.Moorsee.jpg
Natural region Havelland
Geographical location
Coordinates 52 ° 21 '15.8 "  N , 12 ° 41' 28.9"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 21 '15.8 "  N , 12 ° 41' 28.9"  E
Rietzer See nature reserve (Brandenburg)
Rietzer See nature reserve
Location Rietzer See nature reserve
local community Lehnin Monastery
state Brandenburg
Country Germany

The Rietzer See nature reserve is a 1,133.6 hectare nature reserve (NSG) in the state of Brandenburg . The area has been a bird sanctuary since 1997 and a nature reserve since 2000.

location

The nature reserve is one of the European bird sanctuaries and consists of the Netzener See , the Rietzer See with the moor lake and an intermediate lowland called Streng . The Emster Canal connects Rietzer and Netzener See.

The nature reserve is located in the municipality of Kloster Lehnin about six kilometers southeast of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel and about 24 kilometers west of Potsdam . The federal highway 1 and the Berlin – Magdeburg railway line run north of the area and the federal freeway 2 runs southward in an east-west direction. Federal highway 102 runs to the west in a north-south direction, and to the east is county road 6940.

The area, starting clockwise from the villages of north Gollwitz , Jeserig , Schenkenberg , Trechwitz , Damsdorf , Nahmitz , networks , Grebs , Prützke , Schmerzke , Neuschmerzke and Wust surrounded.

The northern route of the Bernhardsweg to and from Lehnin leads through the protected area in the southern part of the Streng.

description

Rietzer See

The heart of the nature reserve is the Rietzer See with an area of ​​around 3.24 square kilometers (depending on the water level and other sources 3.21 square kilometers or 3.27 square kilometers) including the adjacent moor lake in the northeast. The lake lies in the districts of Rietz , Schenkenberg , Trechwitz and Damsdorf .

Strict

In the southwest area of ​​the Streng there is an observation tower from which the entire Streng can be observed.

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Panorama in the evening sun seen from the Streng from the observation tower.

Netzener See

Near the village of Netzen there is a bird watching tower on the lake. Sports boats with internal combustion engines are prohibited from driving between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The area is one of the ornithologically most important breeding and resting areas in Brandenburg.

fauna

Birds

It is one of the most important breeding and resting areas for birds in the state of Brandenburg. The development of bird populations has been closely monitored in this area since 1959. Around 270 bird species have been identified so far, with around 160 species being found in the area as breeding birds . These include kingfisher , reed warbler , white stork , teal , red kite , bittern and bittern .

The Rietzer See and the adjacent area is a transit area for geese, waders and birds of prey. The white-tailed eagle can now be observed all year round.

In the meantime, the canalised wet meadows on the Streng have become a resting and sleeping place for cranes .

  • Birds in the reserve

  • 26 cranes flying over the Streng in the evening backlight

  • Six gray geese flying over the Streng

  • Egrets over the Strengsee

  • Cranes flying in to the Lange Wiesen at Lake Rietz in the evening

Other animal species

Beavers have been around since 2006 . The repeated sighting of the shy otters should be emphasized .

Since 2008, water buffalos have grazed a salt marsh near Schenkenberg .

flora

Particularly noteworthy are the so-called inland salt areas with their typical salt flora and the small areas of dry limestone lawns on the lake shore. Among the protected species include the Bogbean , the swamp orchid , the Strandtausendgüldenkraut and the splendor Elke .

On the Holzberg near Rietz there is valuable dry sand grass .

Web links

Commons : Rietzer See nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bernhardsweg Nordroute - Pilgerweg Lehnin , outdooractive.com, accessed on October 17, 2017
  2. ↑ Google Maps. Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
  3. ↑ BRANDENBURGVIEWER. Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Gertfred Sohns: The "Rietzer See" nature reserve , Nature Conservation Union Germany , accessed on October 17, 2017
  5. ↑ Rietzer See nature reserve at the Brandenburg Ministry of the Environment, accessed on December 27, 2015
  6. ↑ Migratory birds in Brandenburg: Where the cranes rest - Rietzer See, Potsdam-Mittelmark region , berlin.de. accessed on October 17, 2017