Ruhr-Altwasser nature reserve

The Ruhr-Altwasser nature reserve is a 0.18  ha nature reserve north of Gerkendahl Castle in the city of Iserlohn in the Märkisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia . The NSG was designated in 1997 by the district council of the Märkisches Kreis with the landscape plan No. 4 Iserlohn . The NSG goes to the city limits of Menden .

Area description

The NSG is an old arm of the Ruhr .

Protection purpose

The nature reserve was designated for the preservation and development of an old arm of the Ruhr and as a habitat for endangered animal and plant species. As with other nature reserves in Germany, the protection designation indicated that the area became a nature reserve “because of its scenic beauty and uniqueness”.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Märkisches Kreis

literature

• Märkischer Kreis - Lower Landscape Authority (Ed.): Märkischer Kreis: Landscape Plan No. 4 Iserlohn , Lüdenscheid 1997, pp. 57–58.

Web links

• "Ruhr-Altwasser" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

Coordinates: 51 ° 28 '5.5 "  N , 7 ° 41' 44.4"  E