Front Hohbachwiesen

	Vordere Hohbachwiesen nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
location	Germany , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Rems-Murr-Kreis , Urbach
surface	0.125
Identifier	1183
WDPA ID	166098
Geographical location	48 ° 49 ' N , 9 ° 36' E Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '52 " N , 9 ° 36' 26" E
Setup date	December 23, 1991
administration	Regional Council Stuttgart

Vordere Hohbachwiesen is the name of a nature reserve in Urbach ( Rems-Murr-Kreis , Baden-Württemberg ). The protection purpose is "the preservation and promotion of the richly structured meadow landscape , the forest mantle and the near-natural brook with typical, in some cases highly endangered animal and plant species". The area was placed under protection by ordinance of the Stuttgart Regional Council of December 23, 1991.

Location, geology, history of use

The area is located about 1.5 km east of Urbach town center in the immediate vicinity of the hamlet of Bärenbach at the transition from Hohbach to Bärenbachtal .

Geologically , the areas extend from the gypsum keuper over the reed sandstone (sometimes stepping) and the lower colored marl to the silica sandstone ( 280 m above sea level to 350 m above sea level ). The spectrum of soils is correspondingly broad: from dry to wet, with the moderately dry, rather poor soils predominating.

In the 19th century the area was mainly used for arable farming, only the more humid areas served as grassland. The areas were possibly part of the Urbacher Allmende . The part of the forest that is part of the nature reserve today was pasture at the time , later the reforestation with spruce took place .

Character, flora and fauna

The large, extensively used meadows ( sage and oat meadows ) are the habitat of numerous plants. They unfold their splendor especially in late spring: for example, meadow sage , wild goat whiskers , and orchid orchid bloom . This diversity in turn forms the basis for numerous insects , especially butterflies . The red-backed shrike is also native here; it uses the individual bushes in the area.

Maintenance measures

In 1994, detailed care measures were developed for the meadows, which contract farmers implement.

Danger

The Bärenbach and Hohbach valleys are popular local recreation areas for the Schorndorfer area. The nature reserve borders on two club grounds, an often used barbecue area and the outside areas of a restaurant. As a result, damage is often caused by treading, and plants are sometimes illegally removed.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Reinhard Wolf / Ulrike Kreh for the Stuttgart regional council (ed.): The nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative region . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7995-5176-2 , p. 639 .

literature

Reinhard Wolf / Ulrike Kreh for the Stuttgart regional council (ed.): The nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative region . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7995-5176-2 , p. 639-641 .

Web links

Commons : nature reserve Vordere Hohbachwiesen - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas

[wolf_2007-1] A ^b Reinhard Wolf / Ulrike Kreh for the Stuttgart regional council (ed.): The nature reserves in the Stuttgart administrative region . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7995-5176-2 , p. 639 .