A protected Keuper landscape of vineyards, orchards, and stream valleys in the Rems-Murr-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg.
Zipfelbachtal, Korber Kopf, Buocher Höhe, Remstalhänge, Ramsbachtal und Grafenberg
Zipfelbachtal, Korber Kopf, Buocher Höhe, Remstalhänge, Ramsbachtal und Grafenberg is a designated landscape protection area, or Landschaftsschutzgebiet, in the Rems-Murr-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany. Classified under IUCN Category V as a Protected Landscape, it spans roughly 2,086 hectares across eight towns and municipalities, running from Winnenden in the northwest through the central sections of the former Kreis Waiblingen to Schorndorf in the southeast.
The protected area preserves a characteristic section of the Swabian Keuper landscape, where vineyards, traditional orchard meadows, narrow stream valleys, open fields, and forest stands form a varied mosaic. Its setting lies within the natural region of the Schurwald and Welzheimer Wald, which is part of the broader Schwäbisches Keuper-Lias-Land natural unit. A substantial share of the area has been shaped by centuries of agricultural use, including grape cultivation and extensive Streuobst, or scattered fruit-tree meadows, that still define the local cultural landscape.
Together with adjacent EU Bird Protection Areas and a surrounding nature reserve along the upper Zipfelbach valley, the landscape protection area helps maintain a connected network of habitats in the eastern Stuttgart region. Designated in 1968 and amended in 2004, it functions as both a recreational landscape for the densely populated Rems valley and a refuge for species tied to traditional Swabian land use.
