Elbauen, Schnackenburg-Lauenburg

Elbauen, Schnackenburg-Lauenburg

Country:
Germany
Site number:
84
Area:
7,560.0 ha
Designation date:
26-02-1976
Coordinates:
53°10'23"N 11°06'04"E

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Elbauen, Schnackenburg-Lauenburg. 26/02/76; Niedersachsen; 7,560 ha; 53°08'N 011°05'E. Special Protection Area EC Directive; Nature Reserves. Several physically disjunct areas along the middle reach of the Elbe River. An internationally important staging area for waterbirds with a few species using the site for breeding. Human activities include recreation and hunting. Management activities are focused on habitat protection for amphibians and nesting Grus grus. Ramsar site no. 84.
Administrative region: Niedersachsen

National legal designation:
  • nature reserve
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 26-02-1976
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)