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Welkteich Nature Reserve in Brandenburg: Historical Catalogue of Recorded Seismic Events

Review a detailed history of seismic events documented in the vicinity of Welkteich in Brandenburg. This archive displays recorded earthquake data including event dates, magnitude ratings, and calculated distances from the nature reserve boundaries. Users can examine historical patterns of regional seismic activity through structured data points, ensuring a clear understanding of the geographic context surrounding these recorded tremors.

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A mosaic of former mining land and old fish ponds at the edge of the Lusatian ice-marginal valley.

Welkteich Nature Reserve

Welkteich is a nature reserve in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, stretching across roughly 113 hectares on the territory of the town of Lauchhammer in the district of Oberspreewald-Lausitz. It lies within the broader Niederlausitzer Heidelandschaft Nature Park, near the northern edge of the Lusatian ice-marginal valley, where former lignite mining has reshaped the terrain into a patchwork of old residual pits, spoil heaps (kippen), and a long-abandoned fish pond system. The reserve is managed for biodiversity recovery rather than wilderness, and it has been recognized both as a German Naturschutzgebiet (strict nature reserve) and as an EU Habitats Directive (FFH) site. The mosaic of wetlands, woodland, and disturbed mining ground supports a wide range of species, including beavers, otters, several rare birds, amphibians, and a diverse orchid-rich flora. A substantial share of today's protected area exists because of the NABU Foundation for National Natural Heritage, which acquired former state-owned woodland here in 2004 and added more in 2012, anchoring long-term conservation ownership in a landscape with deep industrial legacies.

Location
Germany
Park type
Nature reserve
Established
1981
Area
1.1 km²
Welkteich Nature Reserve Geography

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Area
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Established
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Relief
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Climate
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Area
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Established
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IUCN
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Area
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Established
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IUCN
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Area
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Established
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Relief
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Climate
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Area
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Established
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IUCN
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Area
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Established
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IUCN
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Relief
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Area
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Established
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Relief
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Climate
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Area
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Established
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IUCN
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Relief
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