Weitenried (nature reserve)

Weitenried nature reserve IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
Beaver feeding in Weitenried (April 2017)
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 Coordinates: 47 ° 48 '35 "  N , 8 ° 53' 9"  E
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

• List of nature reserves in the district of Konstanz
• List of nature reserves in Baden-Württemberg

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

Commons : Weitenried  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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