Pfinzquellen

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"Pfinzquellen" nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Pfinzquellen near Straubenhardt.jpg
location Karlsbad and Marxzell in the district of Karlsruhe and Straubenhardt in the Enzkreis , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface 2.812 km²
Identifier 2241
WDPA ID 555632768
Geographical location 48 ° 51 '  N , 8 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 51 '24 "  N , 8 ° 30' 23"  E
Pfinzquellen (Baden-Württemberg)
Pfinzquellen
Setup date May 24, 2016
administration Karlsruhe Regional Council
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The Pfinzquellen nature reserve lies in the area of ​​the communities Karlsbad and Marxzell in the district of Karlsruhe and the community of Straubenhardt in the Enzkreis in Baden-Württemberg .

The area extends along the Pfinz , a right (eastern) tributary of the Rhine .

meaning

For Straubenhardt, Karlsbad and Marxzell, a 281.2 hectare area has been designated as a nature reserve under the identification number 2.241 since May 24, 2016 . It is a meadow landscape with differently humid and differently used grassland as well as the largely natural floodplain of the Pfinz.

Protection purpose

According to the Protected Area Ordinance, the main protection purpose of the nature reserve is the preservation, security and development

  • the differently humid and differently used grassland types, the springs, swamps, bodies of water and floodplains with largely natural stream beds, perennials accompanying the body of water, reed stands and woody plants, the hedges, field trees, forests and orchards;
  • the above-mentioned structures as the location of rare plant species, in particular the types of grasslands, poor hay meadows, spring meadows, swamps and wet meadows adapted to special locations;
  • the above-mentioned structures as the habitat of a diverse, partly specially adapted and endangered animal world, in particular from the groups of breeding, winter and migratory birds, bats, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, insects and spiders;
  • of the landscape in its rarity, peculiarity and beauty as a recreational and natural experience space.

See also

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