Schlupkothen quarry nature reserve

Schlupkothen <C> IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	30 ha
WDPA ID	165430
Geographical location	51 ° 17 '  N , 7 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 17 '29 "  N , 7 ° 3' 51"  E
Setup date	1984

The Schlupkothen nature reserve is located in the north of the Schlupkothen district of Wülfrath , Mettmann district . It is located in the area of ​​the Schlupkothen quarry near the Bochumer Bruch .

More than 45 million tons of limestone were mined in the quarry from 1898 to 1960 . The 33.37 hectare, water-filled quarry, which has been enclosed by a circular hiking trail with viewing platforms since 2003 , has been a nature reserve since 1984 because of its special importance as a reptile and amphibian habitat . The protection ends automatically when the limestone quarry is cultivated again.

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  Wülfrath-Schlupkothen quarry

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  Wülfrath-Schlupkothen quarry

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  Wülfrath-Schlupkothen quarry

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  Wülfrath-Schlupkothen quarry

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  3D model of the Schlupkothen quarry

See also

• List of quarries in North Rhine-Westphalia

Web links

Commons : Grube Schlupkothen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "Steinbruch Schlupkothen" (ME-012) in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Wülfrath city network: The Wülfrath limestone quarries today