Scratching at the primeval cross

Scratching at the primeval cross IUCN category none - not specified
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location	Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
surface	1.93 ha
WDPA ID	165366
Geographical location	49 ° 57 '  N , 6 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '6 "  N , 6 ° 27' 37"  E
Setup date	1989

The Scharren nature reserve near the Urmeskreuzchen is located in the Eifel district of Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate .

The 1.93 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1989 , extends northwest of the local community of Birtlingen . The Nims flows to the east and the B 257 runs along it . Not far to the south is the Römersköpfchen nature reserve near Messerich .

The purpose of protection is the preservation of the Keuperscharren and the limestone grasslands with adjacent bushes and mixed forest formations as a habitat for numerous warmth-loving animal and plant species that are extremely endangered in their existence and their communities, in particular the Lorraine flax variant of the gentian - semi-arid grass .

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Web links

• World Database on Protected Areas - Scratching at the Urmeskreuzchen (English)
• 23217 Ordinance on the nature reserve "Scharren bei Urmeskreuzchen" district Bitburg-Prüm from June 23, 1989 (PDF) on naturschutz.rlp.de