page_title: Old Neckar
hierarchical_section_title: Old Neckar
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Seitenarm des Neckar im Naturschutzgebiet Alter Neckar
context_page_description: Old Neckar is a nature conservation area designated by decree of the Regional Council Stuttgart on the territory of the municipality Altbach and the town Esslingen in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg. A 16.0 hectare area had already been placed under protection by decree of December 2, 1985.
  The 21.3-hectare area is located at 245 m above sea level in the densely populated Middle Neckar Valley, directly south of built-up areas and industrial areas and is part of the natural areas of the Stuttgart Bight and the Filder.
  The area includes an oxbow lake of the Neckar, the woods along the banks, adjacent meadows and fields, unused former fillings and rubble areas as well as parts of the banks of the Neckar Canal.
  The Neckar's oxbow lake is a rare relic of earlier river history. It is also a breeding and habitat as well as a refuge for many endangered plant and animal species. The oxbow was created when the Neckar loop was punctured in 1933/34 during the course of the river's expansion and the Neckar Canal was dredged. With the excavation only a part of the former river course was filled up.
context_section_description: Old Neckar (dt. Alter Neckar) is a nature conservation area designated by decree of the Regional Council Stuttgart on the territory of the municipality Altbach and the town Esslingen in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg. A 16.0 hectare area had already been placed under protection by decree of December 2, 1985.
  The 21.3-hectare (ha) area is located at 245 m above sea level in the densely populated Middle Neckar Valley, directly south of built-up areas and industrial areas (Altbach/Deizisau combined heat and power plant Altbach) and is part of the natural areas of the Stuttgart Bight and the Filder.
  The area includes an oxbow lake of the Neckar, the woods along the banks, adjacent meadows and fields, unused former fillings and rubble areas as well as parts of the banks of the Neckar Canal.
  The Neckar's oxbow lake is a rare relic of earlier river history. It is also a breeding and habitat as well as a refuge for many endangered plant and animal species. The oxbow was created when the Neckar loop was punctured in 1933/34 during the course of the river's expansion and the Neckar Canal was dredged. With the excavation only a part of the former river course was filled up.
caption: Old Neckar Nature Reserve
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