Mettnau
Mettnau is a peninsula, located east of the town of Radolfzell in the western part of Lake Constance. It lies between the Markelfingen corner[broken anchor] in the north and the Zeller See[broken anchor] in the south and has a length of 3.5 kilometers and a width of up to 800 meters, a size of 140 hectares.[1]
A large part of the peninsula is a nature reserve. The Nature Reserve Mettnau includes a small island name Love Island. It is managed by Naturschutzbund Deutschland on behalf of the Regierungsbezirk of Freiburg. A spa is located on the island, and a field station of the Bird observatory Radolfzell.
Nature Reserve
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The nature reserve of Mettnau was established in 1926 by the town of Radolfzell, but only expanded to its current size of 140 hetctaresin 1984.[1] A pond was accidentally created when the peninsula was used as a landfill. The pond is independent of fluctuations in the water of Lake Constance, making it an attractive place for hatching ducks. It is close to the nutrient-rich shallow-water zones of Markelfingen corner, which provides food for the ducks and their offspring.
References and sources
- Peter Berthold, Karl Mühl and Siegfried Schuster: Naturschutzgebiet Halbinsel Mettnau: Geschichte - Natur - Landschaft, Ornithologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bodensee, Constance, 1979
Footnotes
- ^ a b NABU Mettnau. "NSG Startseite". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
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