Steinberg an der Renau nature reserve

NSG Steinberg an der Renau IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Winterberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	42.6 ha
Identifier	HSK-432
WDPA ID	389910
Geographical location	51 ° 13 '  N , 8 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 13 '8 "  N , 8 ° 28' 9"  E
Setup date	2008
Framework plan	Landscape plan Winterberg
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The Steinberg an der Renau nature reserve is a 42.6 hectare nature reserve south of Silbach in the city of Winterberg . In 2008 the area was designated as an NSG by the Hochsauerlandkreis in the Winterberg landscape plan . Overall, the nature reserve belongs to the much larger FFH area of Hunau, Upper Negertal, Renautal and Steinberg .

Area description

In the nature reserve, there is a striking rock-forest habitat complex with a wood-rush - beech forest . In the area is the mountain peak of the Steinberg at 728 m.

Protection purpose

The nature reserve was designated for the maintenance and development of a beech forest 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 Hochsauerlandkreis

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Landscape plan Winterberg (PDF; 1.4 MB). Meschede 2008, pp. 80-81.

Web links

• Nature reserve "HSK-432 Steinberg an der Renau" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia