Meadow complex near iron

Meadow complex near iron IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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location	Nohfelden and Nonnweiler , Saarland , Germany
surface	90 ha
Identifier	N-6308-302
WDPA ID	555632893
Geographical location	49 ° 37 '  N , 7 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 36 '52 "  N , 7 ° 3' 2"  E
Setup date	November 28, 2016

The Wiesenkomplex nature reserve near Eisen is located in the St. Wendel district in Saarland .

location

The area is located in the districts of Eisen and Sötern in the municipality of Nohfelden and in the district of Schwarzenbach in the municipality of Nonnweiler . It consists of four non-contiguous areas with a total area of ​​90  ha . The largest part is to the northwest of Eisen and extends in the northeast to the Bostalsee Golf Park. To the northeast of the golf course there is another sub-area that extends north of the state road L146 about 900 m in a north-westerly direction.

Two other small areas are located north of the L330 state road. One area runs south along the Krippbach, the other a short distance north of the Krippbach.

meaning

Since it was set up in 2016, the meadow complex near Eisen has replaced the two former nature reserves “Meadows north of Eisen” (NSG-101) and “Wiesen bei Sötern - Waldbach” (NSG-107).

The protection purpose of the nature reserve is the preservation, restoration and development of the habitat types that predominate here. These are, above all, species-rich meadows of nortargrass grass and black alder , ash and willow alluvial forests as well as flowing waters with their flooding aquatic vegetation, pipe grass meadows and lean lowland hay meadows.

The main aim of this is to preserve the habitats of the animal species resident there, such as the crested newt , the great fire butterfly and the helmet azure maiden .

See also

• List of nature reserves in the St. Wendel district

Web links

• World Database on Protected Areas - meadow complex with iron (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ordinance on the nature reserve "Wiesenkomplex bei Eisen" (N 6308-302). (PDF) In: Saarland Official Gazette. January 12, 2017, accessed July 24, 2020 .