As part of the “Rheinauen bei Rastatt” project, islands were created here again in the course of renaturation, which were inaugurated in April 2015.
It has been proven that until …

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Hubert Trapp

March 2, 2023

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Just 200 years ago there were numerous islands on the Rhine that kept changing when the water was high. With the regulation of the Rhine, however, these were largely lost and with them breeding areas for various waterfowl. As part of the LIFE+ project "Rheinauen bei Rastatt", three islands were created at the mouth of the Illinger Altrhein, on which waterfowl can stay, search for food and breed undisturbed.
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Kauai

September 12, 2020

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islands in the Rhine. Beautiful stretch of beach on the Rhine with parking and shelter.
On the other side of the Rhine is the entrance to the Lauterburg port.

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Along the Old Rhine – Concrete bridge in the Rhine meadows loop from Elchesheim-Illingen

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Location: Au am Rhein, Landkreis Rastatt, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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