Wolfegger Ach (nature reserve)
Wolfegger Ach nature reserve
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location | Wolfegg and Vogt , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | |
surface | 66 ha | |
Identifier | 4.184 | |
WDPA ID | 166350 | |
Geographical location | 47 ° 48 ' N , 9 ° 47' E | |
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Setup date | February 8, 1991 |
The Wolfegger Ach area is a nature reserve (NSG number 4.184) designated by the ordinance of February 8, 1991 of the Tübingen Regional Council in the area of the communities Vogt and Wolfegg in the Ravensburg district in Baden-Württemberg , Germany .
Location and description
The 66 hectare large nature reserve Wolfsegger Oh hear the natural area for Westallgäuer hills . It is about 2.8 kilometers south of the Wolfegger and three kilometers northeast of the center of Vogter at an altitude of 615 to 625 m above sea level. NN . The area is traversed by the eponymous Wolfegger Ach , a tributary of the Schussen and thus part of the river system of the Rhine . In the area of the nature reserve, the Ach still runs in its original, meandering river bed.
Protection purpose
The main protection purpose is the preservation - and in part the restoration - of the Wolfegger-Ach valley as one of the few examples of a near-natural pre-alpine river lowland characterized by extensive meadow use, whose high ecological value as a combination of different wetland biotopes and thus as a habitat Species-rich, characteristic flora and fauna is determined in particular by the water balance and conventional usage.
Flora and fauna
flora
From the flora worthy of protection , the following plant species (selection) are to be named:
- Meadowsweet ( Filipendula ulmaria ), a member of the rose family
- Common loosestrife ( Lythrum salicaria ), from the loosestrife family
- Cabbage thistle ( Cirsium oleraceum ) from the daisy family
fauna
The area is a habitat for various amphibian and dragonfly species . In addition, barbel , bream , chub , pike and crayfish have been found in the Ach .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Ordinance of the Tübingen regional council on the nature reserve "Wolfegger Ach" of February 8, 1991 (Journal of Laws of May 13, 1991, p. 203)
Web links
- Profile of the nature reserve in the LUBW's list of protected areas