Swistbach headwaters

Swistbach headwaters IUCN category none - not specified
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location	Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
surface	87 hectares
WDPA ID	165064
Geographical location	50 ° 34 '  N , 7 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 33 '31 "  N , 7 ° 0' 31"  E
Setup date	1986

The Swistbach source area nature reserve is located in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate .

The approximately 87 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1986 , extends northeast of the local community of Kalenborn along the Swistbach , directly on the B 257 that passes on the eastern edge . The state road L 78 runs not far to the south and the state border with North Rhine-Westphalia runs not far to the northwest .

The protection purpose is the preservation and development of the source area of the Swistbach and the adjacent wet meadows as a location for rare wild plants and plant communities that are threatened in their existence and as a habitat for rare animal species that are threatened in their existence.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Ahrweiler district

Web links

• World Database on Protected Areas - headwaters Swistbach (English)
• 13118 Ordinance on the nature reserve "Swistbach headwaters" in the Ahrweiler district of February 13, 2001 (first ordinance of August 1, 1986) (PDF) on naturschutz.rlp.de