The Wölferlinger Weiher is a
pond in the municipality of
Wölferlingen
Wölferlingen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
Wölferlingen lies 8 km northeast of Selters on the Westerwald Lake Plat ...
between the village of Wölferlingen itself and
Langenhahn
Langenhahn is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
Langenhahn lies in the Upper Westerwald and belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde' ...
in the German county of
Westerwaldkreis. In 1979, the Wölferlinger Weiher was designated an official
nature reserve. It is on the Seven Weiher Way (''7-Weiher-Weg'') in the
Westerwald region. Laid out along with six other ponds by Count
Frederick III of Wied Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Nobility
Anhalt-Harzgerode
*Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
Austria
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198
* Frederi ...
in the 17th century, the Wölferlinger Weiher is part of the
protected landscape known as the
Westerwald Lake District
The Westerwald Lakes (german: Westerwälder Seen) lie within the eponymous Westerwald Lake District (''Westerwälder Seenplatte'') in the Westerwald forest within the town quarters of Hachenburg, Westerburg, Montabaur and Dierdorf in the German ...
.
The Wölferlinger Weiher itself has an area of 1.02 hectares and is thus much smaller than the other waterbodies of the Westerwald Lake District. It is home to rare bird and plant species such as
Jacob's Ladder and
lesser butterfly-orchid.
The lake has marshes and shallow water zones along its perimeter. The nature reserve around the pond has an area of about 90 ha.
[Rechtsverordnung der Bezirksregierung Koblenz dated 20 January 1979](_blank)
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External links
Lagekarte beim Landschaftsinformationssystem der Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz
References
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Lakes of the Westerwald
RWolferlinger Weiher
Ponds of Rhineland-Palatinate
Westerwaldkreis
IUCN Category IV