NSG Tetzitzer See mit Halbinsel Liddow und Banzelvitzer Berge2155

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The Lake Tetzitz, Liddow Peninsula and Banzelvitz Hills Nature Reserve (german: Naturschutzgebiet Tetzitzer See mit Halbinsel Liddow und Banzelvitzer Berge) is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

, 1,088 hectares in area, on the German island of

Rügen Rügen (; la, Rugia, ) is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The "gateway" to Rügen island is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, where ...

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

. It was officially designated as such on 5 November 1990 and expanded in 1994. Nearby villages are Neuenkirchen and

Rappin Rappin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe af ...

. The area under protection is a section of the

North Rügen Bodden The North Rügen Bodden (german: Nordrügener Bodden or ''Rügenschen Innenboddenkette'') are a string of West Pomeranian lagoons, known as ''bodden'', on the Baltic Sea coast of northeastern Germany. They are almost entirely surrounded by the is ...

(''

bodden Bodden are briny bodies of water often forming lagoons, along the southwestern shores of the Baltic Sea, primarily in Germany's state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. These lagoons can be found especially around the island of Rügen, Usedom and th ...

'' are shallow lagoons typical of the region) which has a great variety of habitats and is an important roosting and breeding area for the bird world. The elements that give the reserve its name are Lake Tetzitz (''Tetzitzer See'') in the west, the peninsula of Liddow in the centre and the Banzelvitz Hills (''Banzelvitzer Berge'') in the eastern part of the nature reserve. Lake Tetzitz is linked to the

Großer Jasmunder Bodden The Großer Jasmunder Bodden belongs to the Northern Rügener Boddens and is a water body on the southern edge of the Baltic Sea in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is a ''bodden'', a type of lagoon that occurs in northern Europe e ...

by the channel of the Liddow Strom. The reserve is generally in a good condition. The grazed salt meadows are classified as very good. Lake Tetzitz is affected by fertiliser pollution. The nature reserve is protected by EU law as part of the North Rügen Bodden Landscape

Special Area of Conservation A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and ap ...

(''FFH-Gebiet Nordrügensche Boddenlandschaft'' and the Inland Bodden of Rügen

Special Protection Area A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and cert ...

(''Vogelschutzgebiet Binnenbodden von Rügen'').Standard data sheet EU-Vogelschutzgebiet ''Binnenbodden von Rügen'' (pdf)
/ref> The footpath from Liddow to Banzelvitz passes through the reserve in places.

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External links

{{commons category, Naturschutzgebiet Tetzitzer See mit Halbinsel Liddow und Banzelvitzer Berge
Nature Reserve Regulation

Information on the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state portal

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania environmental map portal with geodata (reserve boundary, biotope mapping, etc.)
Lake Tetzitz Geography of Rügen North Rügen Bodden