Weitenried (nature reserve)
Weitenried nature reserve
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Beaver feeding in Weitenried (April 2017) |
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location | Singen (Hohentwiel) Steißlingen and Volkertshausen in the district of Konstanz , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | |
surface | 218.1 ha | |
Identifier | 3,102 | |
WDPA ID | 82889 | |
Geographical location | 47 ° 49 ' N , 8 ° 53' E | |
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Setup date | June 7, 1978 |
The Weitenried is a nature reserve in the area of the communities Singen , Steißlingen and Volkertshausen in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg . It covers around 218 hectares of a large meadow area, was designated as a nature reserve in 1978 and is of particular importance as a breeding and moulting biotope for the bird world.
Protection purpose
According to the Protected Area Ordinance, the main protection purpose is the preservation of the Weitenried as a habitation area, in particular breeding area, food biotope and moulting area for rare bird species, some of which are threatened with extinction, as a habitat for rare wetland flora and as a spacious natural landscape with a view of the nearby Hegau Mountains.
See also
literature
District Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management Freiburg: Nature reserves in the administrative district of Freiburg . Ed .: Regional Council Freiburg. 2nd Edition. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2004, ISBN 978-3-7995-5174-8 . Pp. 402-404
Web links
- Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas