Sundern (nature reserve)

	Sundern IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Alluvial forest area in the nature reserve
location	West of Laatzen , Hanover region , Lower Saxony
surface	50.4 ha
Identifier	NSG HA 004
WDPA ID	82677
Geographical location	52 ° 19 ' N , 9 ° 44' E Coordinates: 52 ° 18 '55 " N , 9 ° 44' 13" E
Sea level	from 55.5 m to 63 m
Setup date	April 5, 1931
administration	NLWKN

The Sundern is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony city of Hemmingen in the Hanover region .

description

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG HA 004 is 50.4 hectares in size. It is located south of Hanover between Hemmingen and Arnum and protects a silted up river loop in the glacial valley of the Leine . The area of the silted up river bend is predominantly characterized by forest on a damp site. In addition, alluvial forest relics can be found. Drier locations are partly composed of oak-hornbeam and beech-oak mixed forests with a high proportion of old wood.

The areas between the forested zones are used for arable farming.

natural reserve

The area has been a nature reserve since April 5, 1931. The lower responsible nature conservation authority is the Hanover region.

The aim of nature conservation measures is the conversion of arable land into extensively managed grassland and the preservation and development of semi-natural alluvial forest with a high proportion of old wood instead of non- native hybrid poplar and coniferous wood . In swamp forests like the Sundern there is a risk of gradual loss of natural area due to lowering of the groundwater .

mausoleum

The ruins of the mausoleum for Carl von Alten

After the death of the Hanover - British general and statesman Carl von Alten , the Count Carl von Alten mausoleum near Wilkenburg was built for him in 1842 , today in the Sundern nature reserve. It was designed by the royal Hanoverian court architect Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves and completed by the architect Conrad Wilhelm Hase . Today, the mausoleum is considered to be the first neo-Gothic brick building in northern Germany . The building fell into ruin over time. In 1987 an association to save the mausoleum was founded.

Web links

Commons : Sundern - collection of images, videos and audio files

Nature reserve "Sundern" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
Sundern , leaflet series "New opportunities for nature", Hanover region (PDF file, 637 kB)
World Database on Protected Areas - Sundern (nature reserve )

Individual evidence

↑ Landscape framework plan of the Hanover region. Status 2013. (PDF; 16.4 MB) Tab. 5-9: NSG - planning area Leineaue-Süd . Hannover Region, Environment Department, Nature Conservation Team 36.04, 36.05 AG Landscape Framework Plan, p. 561 , accessed on May 13, 2015 .
↑ Landscape framework plan of the Hanover region. Status 2013. (PDF; 16.4 MB) Tab. 4-1: Biotope-specific goals . Hannover Region, Environment Department, Nature Conservation Team 36.04, 36.05 AG Landscape Framework Plan , pp. 440–441 , accessed on May 13, 2015 .

[1] Landscape framework plan of the Hanover region. Status 2013. (PDF; 16.4 MB) Tab. 5-9: NSG - planning area Leineaue-Süd . Hannover Region, Environment Department, Nature Conservation Team 36.04, 36.05 AG Landscape Framework Plan, p. 561 , accessed on May 13, 2015 .

[2] Landscape framework plan of the Hanover region. Status 2013. (PDF; 16.4 MB) Tab. 4-1: Biotope-specific goals . Hannover Region, Environment Department, Nature Conservation Team 36.04, 36.05 AG Landscape Framework Plan , pp. 440–441 , accessed on May 13, 2015 .