Westerwald
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2008
290 km²
Subdivision · DEU
Siegen
Germany
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
114,9km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
8,3°C
Annual rain
1 144mm
Warmest m°
20,9°C
Coldest m°
-2,8°C
Elevation: 331 m on average (min 257 m, max 456 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,3°C
Annual rain
1 144mm
Warmest month
20,9°C
Coldest month
-2,8°C
Mean alt.
331m
Min
257m
Max
456m
Std. dev.
38m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
56,6g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
22,3%
Silt
50,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Siegen-Wittgenstein
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
86,1g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
21,7%
Silt
52,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
52,1g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
21,4%
Silt
51,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
31,6g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
23,7%
Silt
47,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest50.3%
Crops11.7%
Built-up4.4%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)33.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
3,6nW
Built-up
439,5%
Pesticides
4,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN IV · 8IUCN V · 5IUCN Not Reported · 4
LSG-Siegen
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area · 2008
76 km²
LSG-Wilnsdorf
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area · 2011
60 km²
LSG-Kreuztal
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area · 2004
53 km²
LSG-Freudenberg
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area · 2003
42 km²
LSG-Neunkirchen
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area · 2012
28 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- WesterwaldSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2008290 km²
- LSG-SiegenLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V200876 km²
- LSG-WilnsdorfLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V201160 km²
- LSG-KreuztalLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V200453 km²
- LSG-FreudenbergLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V200342 km²
- LSG-NeunkirchenLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V201228 km²
- GiebelwaldSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported200511 km²
- SiegSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported200510 km²
- NSG Hofstaetter WaldNature ReserveIUCN IV20122 km²
- Heiden und Magerrasen TrupbachSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20041 km²
- NSG Heiden und Magerrasen bei TrupbachNature ReserveIUCN IV20081 km²
- NSG KirrbergNature ReserveIUCN IV20031 km²
- NSG Grosses und kleines LangenbachtalNature ReserveIUCN IV20080 km²
- NSG BreitenbachtalNature ReserveIUCN IV20080 km²
- NSG Schatthangwald am KleffNature ReserveIUCN IV20080 km²
- NSG Schlackenhalde Monte SchlackoNature ReserveIUCN IV20080 km²
- NSG RuenthetalNature ReserveIUCN IV20080 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN