Untereck (nature reserve)

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Untereck nature reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

NSG Untereck with the Alb eaves in winter

NSG Untereck with the Alb eaves in winter

location Albstadt , Balingen and Meßstetten in the Zollernalb district , Baden-Württemberg
surface 89.7 ha
Identifier 4,021
WDPA ID 166003
Geographical location 48 ° 13 '  N , 8 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 '2 "  N , 8 ° 52' 7"  E
Untereck (nature reserve) (Baden-Württemberg)
Untereck (nature reserve)
Sea level from 798 m to 956 m
Setup date November 20, 1985
administration Regional Council Tübingen

Untereck is with regulation of the Regional Council Tübingen been instructed of 20 November 1995 Nature Reserve with the number 4021. The NSG ordinance from 1995 replaces the ordinance of the Württemberg Minister of Culture on the Untereck nature reserve from August 26, 1939.

location

The nature reserve is located in the Hohe Schwabenalb natural area . It is located around two kilometers west of the Albstadt district of Laufen an der Eyach . The reserve is located on the escarpment and is limited to the adjacent to the eaves steep slope zone. The length of the protected eaves edge is around four kilometers. The highest point in the area is the Lochenhörnle . In the eastern part, the nature reserve overlaps with the Untereck forest . In the western part of its area of ​​application, the area borders on the Hülenbuchwiesen nature reserve to the south . The protected area is part of the FFH area No. 7819–341 Östlicher Großer Heuberg as well as the bird protection area No. 7820–441 Südwestalb and Upper Danube Valley .

Protection purpose

According to the ordinance, the main protection purpose is the preservation and ecological improvement of the hillside forests, scree slopes and rock formations in the upper level of the Albtraufes between Tobeltalstraße and Lochenpass . Here the connections between the geological subsoil, geomorphological processes, climate, soil formation, vegetation, national culture and landscape become clear. The extreme relief, climate and soil conditions lead to an extremely delicate structure of habitats for numerous endangered, protected and rare animal and plant species.

Flora and fauna

The following are representative of the numerous endangered plant species: yellow lady's slipper , yellow gentian and fragrant handelwort . The hazel grouse must be mentioned as a special faunistic feature .

See also

literature

  • Regional Council Tübingen (ed.): The nature reserves in the administrative district of Tübingen . Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-7995-5175-5 .

Web links

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