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Main valley: Eltmann - Hassfurt


Country/territory: Germany
Subnational region(s): Bayern

IBA Justification: C6 (2002)

Area: 1,263 hectares (12.63 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

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Scale = 1 : 217K
5 km
2 mi

Site description (2000 baseline)
Oxbow lakes, wet meadows, sedge-beds, riverine forest and wooded slopes in the Main valley.

Key biodiversity
Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (wintering) and Crex crex (breeding).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Main valley: Eltmann - Hassfurt (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/main-valley:-eltmann--hassfurt-iba-germany on 12/01/2025.