Clay pits near Utscheid
Coordinates: 49 ° 58 ′ 40 ″ N , 6 ° 21 ′ 16 ″ E
The nature reserve Tongruben near Utscheid is located in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate .
The approximately 5 hectare area, which was placed under nature protection in 1996 , extends south of the local community of Utscheid . The B 50 runs not far to the west .
The protection purpose is the preservation and development of secondary biotopes in a former clay pit in Bitburger Gutland .
See also
Web links
- World Database on Protected Areas - Tongruben bei Utscheid (English)
- 23224 Ordinance on the nature reserve "Tongrube bei Utscheid" district Bitburg-Prüm from May 24th, 1996 (PDF, 81 kB) on naturschutz.rlp.de