Zerbster Land
The Zerbster Land is a natural area in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt . It is an open cultural landscape characterized by arable land . It is about 536 km² and a main unit of the superordinate main unit group of the Fläming in the north German lowlands . The Zerbster Land forms the southwestern roof of the Fläming to the Elbe and belongs to the catchment area of this river.
At the same time, the Zerbster Land is also a Special Protection Area (SPA) according to the European bird protection directive . It has a size of 6,207 hectares, borders the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve and comprises the districts of Anhalt-Bitterfeld and Jerichower Land as well as the independent city of Dessau-Roßlau as well as the unified municipality of Gommern, the unified municipality of Möckern, the unified municipality of Zerbst / Anhalt and the unified municipality City of Dessau-Roßlau in the east of Saxony-Anhalt. The Zerbst region is best known for its population of Great Bustards , which are acutely threatened with extinction and which still inhabit several arable sites here.
A landscape protection area (LSG), which was placed under protection in 1990, also bears the name Zerbster Land .
Web links
- outdooractive.com: Zerbster Land
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ^ State administration office of Saxony-Anhalt: Zerbster Land (SPA0002) , description of the EU bird sanctuary.
- ↑ State Office for Environmental Protection Saxony-Anhalt: Zerbster Land , description of the landscape protection area, accessed on August 21, 2018 (pdf).