Rastatter Rheinaue

"Rastatter Rheinaue" nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Iffezheim , stone walls and Rastatt in the district of Rastatt , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	8.457 km²
Identifier	2071
WDPA ID	165105
Geographical location	48 ° 53 '  N , 8 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 52 '53 "  N , 8 ° 8' 32"  E
Setup date	February 8, 1984
administration	Karlsruhe Regional Council

The Rastatter Rheinaue nature reserve is in the area of ​​the district town of Rastatt and the communities of Iffezheim and Steinmauern in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg . It is the largest NSG in the district.

The area extends eastward directly along the Rhine between the Murg , which flows on the northern edge, and the state road L 78 b, which runs on the southern edge . Not far from the northeast corner is the core town of Steinmauern and on the southeast corner is Wintersdorf , a district of the district town of Rastatt.

meaning

For Iffezheim, Rastatt and Steinmauern, an 845.7 hectare area has been designated as a nature reserve since February 8, 1984 under the identification number 2.071. It is an intact flood plain in the furcation zone of the Rhine as a habitat for numerous plant and animal communities. It is a natural area of ​​special character and beauty, a site of oak-elm forest communities, with white willow forest and species-rich vegetation, especially in and around the waters.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Rastatt district

literature

• District Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Karlsruhe (Ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Karlsruhe . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, pp. 493-497, ISBN 3-7995-5172-7

Web links

Commons : Rastatter Rheinaue  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas