Weltenburger Enge

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European Diploma of Protected Areas (code DE940006)
Since Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 1978
Country: Germany
Administrative region: Not available
Surface area: 6 km² (560.00 ha)
Marine area: Not available

Source and more information: Council of Europe

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Information	Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Landesentwicklung und Umweltfragen Case postale 810140 D-81901 Munich Landratsamt Kelheim Schlossweg 3 D-93309 Kelheim
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General character of the site	Weltenburger Enge is a gorge about 6 km in length, one of the most beautiful and striking landscapes of the upper Danube; it crosses one of the foothills of the Swabian and Franconian Jura 20 km south-west of Regensburg. It features 100m high rock faces and geological strata of considerable palaeontological interest, with reef facies. There are numerous important archaeological and historico-cultural remains.
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Vulnerability	Construction and exploitation of the future Rhine-Main-Danube canal. Lining of a hydro-electric scheme 9 km upstream of the reserve; signs of fatigue in the forest. The grand firework display "The Danube on Fire" has not been authorised in recent years.
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Owner	Much of the reserve is owned by the Land of Bavaria or the State Forest Service (Kelheim district).
Documentation	Council of Europe - European Diploma Series N° 17 (1978), Naturschutzgebiet Weltenburger Enge, Strasbourg, 24 p..
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Cultural heritage	Neolithic caves; Bronze Age and Hallstein Age tumuli. Mounds and other relicts of ore extraction from the prehistoric Celtic iron industry; early mediaeval ramparts against Magyar invasions; Weltenburg Benedictine monastery founded in the early 7th century; Wipselsfurt Franciscan monastery.
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