Wollmatinger Ried

The nature reserve of Wollmatinger Ried – Untersee – Gnadensee is a protected area on the shores of Lake Constance in Germany. It has an area of 767 hectares and is the largest and most important nature reserve on the German side of Lake Constance. It is rich in plant and animal species and extends from the banks of the Seerhein river west of Constance via the causeway to the Island of Reichenau in the Untersee to the eastern Gnadensee near Allensbach-Hegne. The nearby offshore islands of Triboldingerbohl (Langenrain) and Mittler or Langbohl (Kopf) are part of the reserve.

Naturschutzgebiet Wollmatinger Ried
Aerial photograph of the Wollmatinger Ried (centre)
Interactive map of Naturschutzgebiet Wollmatinger Ried
Nearest city	Konstanz
Coordinates	47°40′35″N 9°7′40″E
Area	7.67 km2
Established	1930 / 1938
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Bodensee: Wollmatinger Ried - Giehrenmoos & Mindelsee
Designated	26 February 1976
Reference no.	89[1]

Literature

• Bezirksstelle für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege Freiburg (2004). Die Naturschutzgebiete im Regierungsbezirk Freiburg [The nature reserves in the administrative district of Freiburg] (2nd, rev. and exp. ed.). Ostfildern: Thorbecke. pp. 406–412. ISBN 978-3-7995-5174-8.

Sources

• nabu-wollmatingerried.de: Das Wollmatinger Ried
• Regierungspräsidium Freiburg: Faltblatt zum Naturschutzgebiet Wollmatinger Ried