Steinbach (nature reserve)

	Steinbach IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Saxony , Germany
surface	4.406 km²
Identifier	C 28
WDPA ID	14527
Natura 2000 ID	5444-301
Geographical location	50 ° 34 ' N , 13 ° 12' E Coordinates: 50 ° 33 '35 " N , 13 ° 11' 46" E
Setup date	2008

The Steinbach nature reserve is located in the area of the towns of Jöhstadt and Marienberg in the Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony .

location

The nature reserve, which consists of two sub-areas, extends north and south of State Road 218 and the Haselbach west of Reitzenhain , a district of the city of Marienberg, and northeast and southeast of Steinbach , a district of Jöhstadt. State road 265 runs to the west of the area and federal road 174 to the east . The Rothenbach flows north, the state border with the Czech Republic runs east. The Steinbach , a right tributary of the Preßnitz, flows through the southern part of the area .

According to the natural space map of Saxony , the sub-areas are located in the microgeochore "Steinbacher Talrand and Riedelgebiet" and are part of the mesogeochore "Ridge on the upper Pressnitz".

Protection status and protection purpose

The nature reserve was legally established by an ordinance issued by the Chemnitz Regional Council. Part of the area was placed under protection as early as 1961.

According to Paragraph 3 of the Protected Areas Ordinance, the protection purpose is to maintain or restore and develop a favorable conservation status of these natural or semi-natural habitat types (LRT) of community interest according to the Habitats Directive: Mountain Mähwiesen (LRT 6520), Hainsimsen-beech forests (LRT 9110), Mixed ravine and hillside forests (LRT 9180) and alder, ash and softwood floodplain forests (LRT 91E0) Furthermore, the mixed spruce and spruce forests that are spatially and functionally linked to the habitat types listed are to be preserved and developed in all stages of development, insofar as they are necessary for the biotope network and preservation of the ecological functionality of the area are important. Also rare and endangered plant species such as silver fir , greenish forest hyacinth and peat moss Sphagnum warnstorfii are to be preserved and redeveloped, but also vegetation communities in which these plants are typically found. The areas of the Steinbach and Rothenbach, with their “richly structured mosaics from different natural forest and grassland communities”, are to be preserved “because of their rarity, special character and outstanding beauty”. Finally, the goal is set to “the preservation of unique landscape potentials and coenoses for ecological, natural history and regional research”.

meaning

The 440.6 ha area with NSG no. C 28 is part of the part of the Natura 2000 area designated by the European Directive 92/43 / EEC (Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive) (abbreviated as “Habitats Directive”) with the designation “Beech forests near Steinbach” and the EU Registration number DE 5444-301 (FFH area) and belongs to the European bird sanctuary "Erzgebirgskamm bei Statut".

The principles for the maintenance and development of the area are set out in Section 6 of the Protected Area Ordinance.

Web links

World Database on Protected Areas - Steinbach (nature reserve) (English)

Ordinance of the Chemnitz Regional Council establishing the nature reserve "Steinbach" from January 16, 2008 on revosax.sachsen.de, accessed on May 22, 2020

Remarks

↑ This nature reserve must not be confused with the Steinbach nature reserve of the same name (WES-082) in the Wesel district of North Rhine-Westphalia.
↑ The latter two are priority habitat types in accordance with Article 1 letter d of the Habitats Directive.

Individual evidence

↑ Natural space map service of the Landschaftsforschungszentrum eV Dresden ( information )
↑ Full text of the ordinance of January 16, 2008 at sachsen.de , accessed on May 24, 2020
↑ Order No. 1 on nature reserves of the Ministry of Agriculture, Registration and Forestry of March 30, 1961 (GBl.II GDR p. 166) bravors.brandenburg.de
↑ Purpose of protection in Section 3 of the 2008 Ordinance , accessed on May 24, 2020
↑ Paragraph 2 of the Protected Areas Ordinance , accessed on May 24, 2020
↑ Paragraph 6 of the ordinance at Sachsen.de , accessed on May 24, 2020

[1] This nature reserve must not be confused with the Steinbach nature reserve of the same name (WES-082) in the Wesel district of North Rhine-Westphalia.

[5] The latter two are priority habitat types in accordance with Article 1 letter d of the Habitats Directive.

[DE-SN_NR-2] Natural space map service of the Landschaftsforschungszentrum eV Dresden ( information )

[3] Full text of the ordinance of January 16, 2008 at sachsen.de , accessed on May 24, 2020

[4] Order No. 1 on nature reserves of the Ministry of Agriculture, Registration and Forestry of March 30, 1961 (GBl.II GDR p. 166) bravors.brandenburg.de

[6] Purpose of protection in Section 3 of the 2008 Ordinance , accessed on May 24, 2020

[7] Paragraph 2 of the Protected Areas Ordinance , accessed on May 24, 2020

[8] Paragraph 6 of the ordinance at Sachsen.de , accessed on May 24, 2020