South Harz Karst Landscape Biosphere Reserve
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The South Harz Karst Landscape Biosphere Reserve (
Geography
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The biosphere reserve has an area of 30,034 hectares and lies in the county of
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Protected zones
The biosphere reserve is divided into a core zone (Kernzone) and a managed zone (Pflegezone), which include six
- Alter Stolberg (Saxony-Anhalt) and Grasburger Wiesen
- Heimkehle Gypsum Karst Landscape (Gipskarstlandschaft Heimkehle)
- Pölsfeld Gypsum Karst Landscape (Gipskarstlandschaft Pölsfeld)
- QuestenbergGypsum Karst Landscape (Gipskarstlandschaft Questenberg)
- Großer Ronneberg-Bielstein
- Pferdekopf
as well as six Natura 2000 areas. Whilst, in the core zone, human intervention is banned, in the managed zone, some land usage is possible, as long as it conforms to the nature reserve regulations and does not affect the conservation and care of the eco-system.
The "development zone" covers the rest of the area of the biosphere reserve, including parts of the
Tourism
The Karst Trail runs through the eastern part of the biosphere reserve. In November 2010, over 20 nature and landscape guides were trained. This community project by the biosphere reserve's authorities and the county college of further education was enabled local nature lovers to be qualified to look after tourists.
Goat grazing
At two places in the biosphere reserve, (