Vellern quarry
Vellern quarry
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Vellern Quarry Nature Reserve (June 2014) |
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location | North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | |
surface | 14 ha | |
WDPA ID | 82628 | |
Geographical location | 51 ° 47 ' N , 8 ° 3' E | |
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Setup date | 1958 |
The Vellern quarry nature reserve is located in the Warendorf district in North Rhine-Westphalia .
The approximately 14 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1958 , extends north of Vellern , a district of Beckum . The A 2 runs not far to the south-east and the Hellbach flows not far to the north-west of the area.
The nature reserve is an old, abandoned, now very diverse limestone excavation. In addition to species-rich limestone grasslands and bushes , very valuable limestone sump vegetation was able to develop due to groundwater leakage.
See also
Web links
Commons : Vellern Quarry - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Nature reserve “Steinbruch Vellern” in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia
- World Database on Protected Areas - Vellern Quarry (English)