Zeidelweide and Pfaffenloh

	NSG Zeidelweide and Pfaffenloh IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Path in the Zeidelweidetal in the NSG
location	Adorf / Vogtl. , Saxony , Germany
surface	33 ha
Identifier	C 56
WDPA ID	166395
Geographical location	50 ° 18 ' N , 12 ° 13' E Coordinates: 50 ° 18 '22 " N , 12 ° 13' 11" E
Setup date	1987

Zeidelweide and Pfaffenloh is a nature reserve (NSG) in the Adorf / Vogtl area. in the Vogtlandkreis in the southwest of Saxony .

location

The nature reserve is located between Bad Elster and Adorf, about 1 km from the western border with the Czech Republic . It consists of three separate areas: the upper part of the Zeidelweidebach valley with two side valleys and the sub-areas "Pfaffenloh" and "Wiese am Schlossweg" to the north of it.

The source of Zeidelweidebachs is close to the Czech border between Arnsgrün and Bärenloh little east of the Old Castle Schonfeld mentioned archaeological monument . The stream runs to the east and flows into the White Elster after about 2.2 km near the federal highway 92 .

meaning

A part of the area was already under protection from 1987 as a nature reserve "Zeidelweide". The now 33 hectare area with the NSG identification C 56 has been designated as a nature reserve since 2006 because of the biodiversity in fauna and flora. In 1991 there were 60 plant species on Saxony's Red List , including six orchid species . The occurrence of 364 butterfly and 11 dragonfly species at that time is remarkable .

The part of the nature reserve stretching along the Bachtal is accessible to visitors on paths.