Schwarzenbach (nature reserve)

	"Schwarzenbach" nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	View into the NSG Schwarzenbach at rooms under the castle
location	Rottweil , Rottweil district, ; rooms under the castle and Schömberg , Zollernalbkreis , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Area / extent	87.74 ha / 3.63 km
Identifier	3.226 / 4.270
WDPA ID	165501
Geographical location	48 ° 13 ' N , 8 ° 44' E Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '42 " N , 8 ° 43' 49" E
Sea level	from 597 m to 695 m
Setup date	September 15, 1996
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

The Schwarzenbach nature reserve lies in roughly equal parts in the Zollernalbkreis and in the Rottweil district west of Schömberg . It is 87.7 hectares and includes the valley of the Schwarzenbach and its tributaries between Schömberg and Zimmer under the castle . The nature reserve is at an altitude of 597 to 695 m above sea level. NHN in the strata of the Lower Jurassic and the Sandstone Keuper .

Protection purpose

According to the Protected Areas Ordinance, the protection purpose reads as follows: "The main protection purpose is the preservation, maintenance and improvement of a diversely structured part of the landscape with the associated extensive agricultural and forestry use as a habitat for endangered, endangered and protected animal and plant species as well as cultural and historical Relic. [...] Due to the extraordinary variety of interlinked and interlinked biotope structures, the area in its entirety represents an important habitat for animal and plant species bound to flowing waters, extensively used open land and near-natural forest stands. [...] "

Landscape character

The character of the protected area is determined by the valley of the Schwarzenbach. The stream flows in a very natural course and is accompanied by a narrow border of remains of alluvial forest. The valley, which is partially open in the east, is characterized by rough meadows and sedges. In some places, however, spruce afforestation extends to the shore. In the western part, the valley is densely forested and cut deep into the pending sandstone keuper.

Flora and fauna

In the Schwarzenbach nature reserve, more than 290 plant species have been identified in 16 types of vegetation. These include the common centaury , the white forest bird , Müller's stendelwort , the mosquito handelwort , the globe flower and the Turk's cap lily .

Among the animal species, the species bullhead , river mussel and stone crab , which are strictly protected according to the Habitats Directive , should be mentioned. Brown trout and minnow also occur in the Schwarzenbach. Even the Great Purple Emperor , the Small Kingfisher , the dovetail , the Whinchat , the spotted salamander and the water shrew are among the 95 documented species.

Contiguous protected areas

The nature reserve is part of the FFH area Prim-Albvorland . Adjacent to the west is the Reifentäle nature reserve .

literature

Regional Council Tübingen (ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .