Western Hegau
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FFH area "Westlicher Hegau"
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 Phonolite stratification on the Hohentwiel |
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| location | District of Konstanz , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | |
| WDPA ID | 555522162 | |
| Natura 2000 ID | DE-8218-341 | |
| FFH area | 18.794 km² | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 48 ' N , 8 ° 53' E | |
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| Setup date | January 1, 2005 | |
| administration | Regional council Freiburg | |
| particularities | 26 sub-areas | |
The area Western Hegau is with regulation from 1 January 2005 by the Government of Freiburg after Directive 92/43 / EEC (Fauna and Habitats Directive) be trained reserve (SG number DE-8218-341) of the southeastern German State of Baden-Württemberg .
location
The approximately 1,879 hectares (ha) large reserve "Western Hegau" is one of the natural area for Hegau . Its 26 sub-areas are located in the municipalities of Bodman-Ludwigshafen (18.79 ha), Hilzingen (225.53 ha), Mühlhausen-Ehingen (169.15 ha), Orsingen-Nenzingen (75.18 ha), Steißlingen (206, 74 ha) and Volkertshausen (18.79 ha) as well as the cities of Aach (112.77 ha), Engen (620.21 ha), Singen (394.68 ha) and Stockach (37.59 ha) in the district of Constance .
description
The protected area is described as "an area of great geological differences: Hegau lowlands with flowing waters, reeds, flatland meadows and twelve caves, the Hegau volcanoes with grasslands , porphyry and basalt rocks and species-rich deciduous and sometimes ravine forests".
Habitats
The diversity of dry and wet habitat types with still and flowing waters , rocks, gorges, springs and species in a very small space is testimony to the development of the late and post-glacial landscape.
| Non-forest areas with wooden plants, scrub, etc. | 1 % | |||
| Deciduous forest | 16% | |||
| Mixed forest | 15% | |||
| Coniferous forest | 1 % | |||
| Moist and mesophilic grassland | 42% | |||
| Inland waters, flowing and standing | 1 % | |||
| Bogs, swamps, vegetation on the banks | 3% | |||
| Heath, steppe, dry grass | 12% | |||
| Different farmland | 8th % | |||
| Other (cities, roads, landfills, pits, industrial areas) | 1 % | |||
Protection purpose
Essential protective purpose is to maintain a culture landscape with a plurality of rare habitat types such as semi-dry grasslands and beech trees to the volcano slopes and flat grasslands in Aach Niederung , kettle holes , the Aachtopf - the most water Karst source Germany, striking volcanoes with basalt and Phonolithgipfeln and a unique glazialmorphologischen water gap as a habitat of many endangered species .
See also
Web links
- Profile of the protected area at the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg (LUBW)
