Rintger break

Rintger break IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Nature reserve "Rintger Bruch" (VIE-028)
location	North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
surface	58.53 hectares
Identifier	VIE-028
WDPA ID	165187
Geographical location	51 ° 15 '  N , 6 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 15 '24 "  N , 6 ° 25' 23"  E
Setup date	1990

The Rintger Bruch nature reserve is located in the city of Viersen in the Viersen district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The approximately 58.53 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1990 , extends east of the core town of Viersen. The state road L 29 runs north of the area and the Niers flows to the east .

The protection takes place

• for the maintenance and restoration of near-natural forest areas, in particular the alder quarry on waterlogged locations
• for the preservation of habitats for protected aquatic plants , plants of the reed beds , the quarry forest , the moor and the habitats especially of birds, especially of water birds and cave breeders , of bats , amphibians , reptiles , butterflies and dragonflies
• to preserve the Rintger Bruch as a relic of the formerly large, swampy Niers lowlands, which is important in terms of vegetation and regional history

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Viersen district

Web links

Commons : Rintger Bruch Nature Reserve  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• "Rintger Bruch" nature reserve in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
• World Database on Protected Areas - Rintger Bruch (English)