Quarry on the Breiten Berg
Quarry on the Breiten Berg
IUCN category none - not specified |
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location | Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany | |
surface | 6.5 ha | |
WDPA ID | 82625 | |
Geographical location | 50 ° 30 ' N , 7 ° 50' E | |
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Setup date | 1983 |
The nature reserve Steinbruch am Breiten Berg is located in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate .
The 6.5 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1983 , extends north of the local community Ötzingen . The Aubach flows to the west and the K 81 district road runs, the L 267 state road runs to the south and the B 255 to the east .
The protection purpose is the preservation of the abandoned quarry with its water and shallow water zones as a habitat for rare and threatened animal species for scientific reasons.