マルクローエの天然記念物・トップ20

Great bike tour

Beautiful cycle path through the nature reserve on the Weser. The marsh landscape is characterized by regular flooding and is a habitat for many different animal species.

Nice place for a stopover 👍

Very nicely located. On weekends in summer, model boats are often out on the nearby Stöckser Lake.

The place on the “Große Aue” has been the location of the mill since 1298. At this time the mill served purely as a grain mill for grinding grain. In 1859 a sawmill was added to the grain mill, and the floodplain now powered four mill wheels. A comprehensive renovation took place in 1913, during which the water wheels were replaced by a turbine. After mill operations stopped in the 1970s, the turbine continues to run and generate electricity today.

The "Drakenburger Marsch" still shows clear traces of the river bend marsh, a form of land use that was once typical for the entire Wesermarsch. In addition to its cultural and historical significance, this type of landscape, which has become rare, offers a habitat and retreat for vulnerable and endangered animal and plant species and communities due to its structural diversity. The species-rich, well-preserved hedges and their herbaceous fringe are of very high ecological importance as a habitat for numerous, sometimes rare, vertebrates, birds and small mammals. The grassland, which is partly characterized by flood troughs and is regularly flooded, represents an important refuge for organisms bound to temporary bodies of water and offers resting and feeding opportunities, especially for Nordic birds migrating after floods. The remaining wet grassland is also important as a food habitat for the white stork. https://www.lk-nienburg.de/portal/seiten/naturschutzgebiet-drakenburger-marsch-901001074-21500.html

Very nicely situated in the forest. It's worth a visit 👍🔝

In the years after the Second World War, everything was done to turn the Große Aue into a canal-like river and thus to achieve a flood-free river course. In the 1980s, initiatives in the Minden-Lübbecke area led to the decision to renaturate the river landscape. The landscape, which has become species-poor as a result of the expansion, should recover. Alluvial forests, hedges and the typical plants and animals should be given a habitat again. When the ground-breaking ceremony for renaturation took place in 1989, this project was unique in North Rhine-Westphalia. The monotonous river bed and its up to 300 m wide side spaces were redesigned to form a near-natural meadow landscape. Approximately 200 hectares of flood plains have been reclaimed. The technically upgraded barrel was largely preserved. At the same time, a new body of water was created that flows into the old course at several points. From today's perspective, a species-rich animal and plant world was created without flood disasters being expected. Source: Wikipedia