Wartenberg (landscape protection area)

Landscape protection area "Wartenberg" IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
location	Geisingen in the Tuttlingen district in Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	222.1 ha
Identifier	3.27.067
WDPA ID	325659
Geographical location	47 ° 56 '  N , 8 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 55 '33 "  N , 8 ° 36' 53"  E
Setup date	January 10, 1994
administration	Tuttlingen district

The Wartenberg landscape protection area is a protected landscape area (LSG number 3.27.067) in the area of ​​the city of Geisingen , which was designated by the Tuttlingen District Office of January 10, 1994 .

Location and description

The protected area is about one kilometer west of Geisingen. It includes the 845 meter high volcanic mountain of the same name in the Swabian Alb . The area belongs to the natural areas 092- Baaralb and Upper Danube Valley and 121- Baar within the main natural units 09- Swabian Alb and 12- Gäuplatten in the Neckar and Tauberland . The nature reserve 3019- Unterhölzer Wald is immediately adjacent to the west. The LSG is located entirely in the Baar bird sanctuary and the Obere Donau Nature Park .

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation of this part of the landscape, which surrounds the northernmost basalt cone of the Hegau volcanoes, due to its peculiarity and beauty and to maintain its recreational value for the general public.

See also

• List of landscape protection areas in the Tuttlingen district

Web links

• Profile of the landscape protection area in the protected area directory of the LUBW