Wertheim (landscape protection area)

Landscape protection area "Wertheim" IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
location	Freudenberg , Külsheim , Werbach and Wertheim , in the Main-Tauber district , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
surface	3932.0 ha
Identifier	1.28.002
WDPA ID	321868
Geographical location	49 ° 46 '  N , 9 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 46 '20 "  N , 9 ° 36' 35"  E
Setup date	18th December 1979
administration	Regional Council Stuttgart

Part of the Wertheim nature reserve near Reicholzheim

The Wertheim area is an almost 4,000 hectare landscape protection area in the area of ​​the cities of Freudenberg , Külsheim and Wertheim and the municipality of Werbach in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg . It was designated by ordinance of December 18, 1979 (LSG number 1.28.002) and is thus one of the oldest landscape protection areas in the Main-Tauber district .

history

Originally the protected landscape area comprised 5170 hectares. By ordinances of the Stuttgart regional council and the designation of new nature and landscape protection areas, the area has been reduced several times:

• By ordinance of October 22, 1984 ( Gutenberg nature reserve ), the area was reduced by 12 ha.
• By ordinance of November 30, 1985 ( Kembachtal landscape protection area ), the area was reduced by 2 hectares.
• By ordinance of October 6, 1986 ( Ellenberg-Kapf nature reserve ), the area was reduced by 18 ha.
• By ordinance of January 24, 1992 (amendment), the area was reduced by 173 ha.

location

The 3932 hectare nature reserve belongs to the Marktheidenfelder Platte. It is characterized by a typical Main Franconian red sandstone landscape.

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation of the characteristic landscape, its protection from pollution and its protection as a living and recreational area.

See also

• List of landscape protection areas in the Main-Tauber district
• List of nature reserves in the Main-Tauber district
• List of natural spatial units in Baden-Württemberg

Web links

Commons : Landscape protection area Wertheim (4 sub-areas)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ordinance, data evaluation sheet and map in the profile of the landscape protection area in the protected area directory of the LUBW

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} LUBW State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg: 1.28.002 Wertheim (4 sub-areas) . Online at rips-dienste.lubw.baden-wuerttemberg.de. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b} LUBW State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg: Ordinance of the District Office Main-Tauber-Kreis as the lower nature conservation authority over the landscape protection area "Wertheim" of December 18, 1979 (Journal of Laws of 1980 p. 269) . Online at rips-dienste.lubw.baden-wuerttemberg.de. Retrieved June 2, 2017.