Niederrodenbach quarries

The Niederrodenbach quarries are a nature reserve in the municipality of Rodenbach in the Main-Kinzig district in Hesse . The nature reserve is located south of the Niederrodenbach district of Rodenbach . The state border with Bavaria runs not far to the south. It consists of the former quarries and the "Bindernagelswiese" and the adjacent forest.

meaning

The 37.17 hectare area with the identification 1435008 has been designated as a nature reserve since 1979. It is under nature protection in order to “protect the area of ​​the limestone quarry and the adjacent meadow with numerous completely protected, partially protected or rare insect species and to preserve them as a valuable biotope”.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Main-Kinzig district

Web links

• Ordinance on the "Niederrodenbacher Steinbrüche" nature reserve of November 20, 1979 . In: Higher nature conservation authority (ed.): State gazette for the state of Hesse. 1979 No. 50 , p. 2361 , point 1396 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 9,5 MB ]).
• Niederrodenbach quarries on protectedplanet.net
• Niederrodenbacher Steinbrüche nature reserve on vnr-rodenbach.de

Coordinates: 50 ° 7 '42.2 "  N , 9 ° 1' 59.2"  E