Wildenburg nature reserve

The nature reserve Wildenburg was named after the castle ruins of the same name near Kempfeld in the Idarwald ridge in the Hunsrück ( Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park ) and is part of the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park .

Wildenburg castle ruins

The nature reserve stretches along an elongated, wall-like mountain ridge, covers an area of ​​25.12 hectares and is located in the districts of the local communities Veitsrodt and Kempfeld ( Verbandsgemeinde Herrstein ) in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Birkenfeld . It was placed under nature protection in 1940 under the name "Wildenburg und Umgebung" and is now registered under the number NSG-7134-083. On the ridge, which consists mainly of Taunus quartzite , primeval oak and beech vegetation has developed in the frequent debris heaps. From the observation tower of the Wildenburg you can see the area well.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Birkenfeld district

Web links

Commons : Nature reserve Wildenburg and surroundings  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• good private page about Wildenburg ( Memento from February 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ordinance on the nature reserve "Wildenburg and surroundings" of the district president of Trier of April 18, 1940 (PDF; 56 kB)

Coordinates: 49 ° 46 ′ 39 ″  N , 7 ° 15 ′ 39 ″  E