Lower Hoppecketal nature reserve

Hoppecke in the NSG

The nature reserve Unteres Hoppecketal with a size of 59.8 ha lies between Messinghausen and Beringhausen . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2001 with the Hoppecketal landscape plan . The NSG consists of two areas. The western part is part of the urban area of Brilon and the eastern part of the urban area of Marsberg . The NSG belongs to the FFH area of ​​the Diemel and Hoppecke water system (DE 4617-302).

Area description

The NSG is the Hoppecke river with its floodplain in this area.

Protection purpose

The NSG is supposed to protect the Hoppecke and its floodplain. 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
• List of FFH areas in North Rhine-Westphalia

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority: Hoppecketal landscape plan (PDF; 1.4 MB), Meschede 2001, pp. 32–33.

Web links

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

Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 48 ″  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 1 ″  E