The
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 ...
of Wollmatinger Ried – Untersee – Gnadensee is a
protected area on the shores of
Lake Constance in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It has an area of 767 hectares and is the largest and most important nature reserve on the German side of Lake Constance. It is rich in plant and animal species and extends from the banks of the
Seerhein river west of
Constance via the causeway to the
Island of Reichenau
Reichenau Island () is an island in Lake Constance in Southern Germany. It lies almost due west of the city of Konstanz, between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance. With a total land surface of and a circumference of ...
in the
Untersee to the eastern
Gnadensee
The Gnadensee is part of Lower Lake Constance (german: Untersee), the western part of the lake.
Description
The Gnadensee lies between Allensbach in the north and the island of Reichenau in the south. In the west it extends to the Mettnau penin ...
near
Allensbach-Hegne. The nearby offshore islands of
Triboldingerbohl (Langenrain) and Mittler or Langbohl (Kopf) are part of the reserve.
Literature
*
Sources
nabu-wollmatingerried.de: Das Wollmatinger Ried*
Regierungspräsidium Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...
: Faltblatt zum Naturschutzgebiet Wollmatinger Ried
Reference
External links
www.nabu-wollmatingerried.de
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Geography of Lake Constance
Nature reserves in Baden-Württemberg
Natura 2000 in Germany
IUCN Category IV
Konstanz (district)
Ramsar sites in Germany