Taubental (nature reserve)

Pigeon Valley IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Image wanted
location	Saarland , Germany
surface	4.26 km²
Identifier	NSG-117
WDPA ID	378371
Geographical location	49 ° 18 '  N , 7 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 17 '40 "  N , 7 ° 15' 43"  E
Setup date	2007

The Taubental nature reserve lies in the territory of the municipality of Kirkel , the city of Blieskastel and the city of Homburg in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland .

location

The area extends northeast, east and southeast of the core town of Kirkel. The state road L 119 and the A 6 run northwest of the area, the A 8 runs north . The Blies , a tributary of the Saar, flows to the east . Not far to the southwest runs the L 113 and - along the L 113 - extends the approximately 23 hectare Kirkeler Bachtal nature reserve .

meaning

The 426 hectare area, a core zone in the Bliesgau biosphere reserve , was placed under nature protection by ordinance of April 20, 2007 under the identification number NSG-117 . This core zone presents itself as a mixed deciduous forest on red sandstone with coniferous wood parts on the high elevations.

See also

• List of nature reserves in the Saarpfalz district

Web links

• World Database on Protected Areas - Taubental (nature reserve )
• 791-131. Ordinance establishing the Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve of March 30, 2007 ; therein: § 3 core zones, 1st pigeon valley on sl.juris.de, accessed on May 19, 2020