Swatte flag

Swatte flag IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	West of Zeven , northeast of Osterholz-Scharmbeck , in the district of Rotenburg in Lower Saxony
surface	16.4 ha
Identifier	NSG LÜ 054
WDPA ID	82679
Geographical location	53 ° 17 '  N , 9 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 17 '5 "  N , 9 ° 1' 33"  E
Sea level	from 7 m to 11 m
Setup date	02.05.1965
administration	NLWKN

The Swatte Flag is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipalities of Breddorf and Hepstedt in the combined municipality of Tarmstedt in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme) .

The nature reserve with the registration number NSG LÜ 054 is 16.4  hectares in size. It is located west of Breddorf and in the south of the Breddorfer Moor. The nature reserve protects two Heideschlatts and the heather-covered area surrounding them. The former moorland surrounding the nature reserve is cultivated and is mainly used for agriculture .

The area has been a nature reserve since May 2, 1965. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Rotenburg (Wümme) district.

Web links

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