Wilzenberg nature reserve

Wilzenberg nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
View from the west of Wilzenberg, large parts of the forest are in the NSG (aerial photo 2013)
location	Schmallenberg , Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	73.6 ha
Identifier	HSK-575
WDPA ID	389954
Geographical location	51 ° 9 '  N , 8 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 '8 "  N , 8 ° 19' 46"  E
Setup date	2008
Framework plan	Landscape plan Schmallenberg southeast
administration	Lower landscape authority of the Hochsauerlandkreis

The Wilzenberg nature reserve with a size of 73.6 hectares is located north of Grafschaft in the city of Schmallenberg . The area was designated as a nature reserve (NSG) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the Schmallenberg Southeast landscape plan . It is only 100 m from the Grafschaft village.

Area description

Source pond "Brauers-Deyk" ( brother pond ) in the NSG

The NSG is a red beech forest with rocks and springs on the Wilzenberg . The Wilzenberg tower , a small pilgrimage chapel from 1633 and a 28 m high summit cross are located on the Wilzenberg . In addition, there are ring walls of a hill fort , which has been designated as a ground monument , on the mountain. The Brauers-Deyk (brother pond) is located on the western slope . Rare animal and plant species are found in the NSG.

Protection purpose

Spiked devil's claw in the nature reserve

The NSG is supposed to protect the forest area with its species inventory.

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

literature

• Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (ed.): Landscape plan Schmallenberg Südost , Meschede 2008, p. 53.

Web links

Commons : Wilzenberg nature reserve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "HSK-575 Wilzenberg" in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia