Pfatterer Au

NSG Pfatterer Au IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Old arm of the Danube in the Pfatterer Au
location	Pfatter , Regensburg District , Bavaria
surface	3.438 km²
Identifier	NSG-00394.01
WDPA ID	164994
Geographical location	48 ° 59 '  N , 12 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 58 '31 "  N , 12 ° 23' 10"  E
Setup date	1991
particularities	Geotope

The Pfatterer Au is a 359 hectare nature reserve belonging to the municipality of Pfatter north of Pfatter and south of the Danube in the district of Regensburg , Bavaria . The reserve includes Stromtalwiesen, Danubian backwaters with silting areas and floodplain vegetation . It is also a resting, breeding and wintering area for rare bird species such as the curlew , which has its only breeding occurrence here in the Regensburg district. The expansion of the Danube , however, reduced the flow dynamics of the river, which had a negative effect on the floodplain areas. The Stöcklwörth nature reserve connects to the north of the Danube, and the Gmünder Au nature reserve to the east .

The course of the old Danube meander can be clearly seen, and the impact slope has been preserved. It is designated as a geotope (375R034) by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment .

See also : List of geotopes in the district of Regensburg  and list of nature reserves in the district of Regensburg

Web links

Commons : NSG Pfatterer Au  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the government of the Upper Palatinate
• LBV website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Geotope: Alte Donau WSW von Pfatter, 375R034 (accessed November 1, 2015)