Southern slope of the Thüster mountain

Southern slope of the Thüster mountain IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
View along the southern slope of the Thüster Berg in the NSG; in the background the Ith
location	Northwest of Weenzen , southeast of Salzhemmendorf
surface	60 ha
Identifier	NSG HA 140
WDPA ID	165782
Geographical location	52 ° 2 '  N , 9 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 2 '23 "  N , 9 ° 37' 53"  E
Sea level	from 179 m to 337 m
Setup date	08/10/1989
administration	NLWKN

The southern slope of the Thüster Berg is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Salzhemmendorf in the Hameln-Pyrmont district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG HA 140 is 60  hectares in size. It is located in the Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln nature park, southeast of Salzhemmendorf, and protects the steep slopes of the Thüster mountain that are exposed to the southwest . On these, semi- arid limestone lawns and dry bushes are preserved as remnants of the previous form of cultivation on the shallow weathered limestone rock . Furthermore, there is extensively used grassland and near-natural deciduous forest within the nature reserve.

The area has been under nature protection since August 10, 1989. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Hameln-Pyrmont.

Web links

Commons : Naturschutzgebiet Südhang des Thüster Berg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Nature reserve "Südhang des Thüster Berges" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)