Steinberg (Börger)

Steinberg
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height	30.2  m
location	District of Emsland , Lower Saxony , Germany
Coordinates	52 ° 57 '19 "  N , 7 ° 33' 20"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 57 '19 "  N , 7 ° 33' 20"  E

The Steinberg is an elevation of the Hümmling , a ground moraine landscape, and the name of a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Börger in the Sögel municipality in the Emsland district .

Nature reserve

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG WE 247 is 24  hectares in size. The area has been a nature reserve since April 29, 2006. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Emsland.

The nature reserve is located northeast of Börger. It places the Steinberg, a 30.2 meter high elevation, and part of the surrounding areas with its sandy heaths and grasslands under protection. The heather is a relic of earlier agricultural use. The nature reserve is surrounded by agricultural land and forests .

The area is used today by an air sports club as a glider airfield. There is a runway to the north and east of the Steinberg . There is also a model airfield in the southeast of the nature reserve. Use as a glider airfield remains free.

The nature reserve lies in the north of the Meppen shooting range used by the Wehrtechnischen Dienststelle für Waffen und Munitions (WTD 91).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Airfield of the Luftsportverein Papenburg-Hümmling e. V. Accessed April 11, 2016.