Landscape plan Mainburg

The development as well as the changing requirements and demands on the landscape during the past decades prompted the town of Mainburg in 2010, after about a generation, to update the legally effective landscape plan of 05.12.1986.
The task of the landscape plan is to compile and evaluate the diverse demands on the landscape on the basis of an area-wide survey and to arrange and develop them in a meaningful way. On the one hand, for example, the productive sites for agricultural use are to be pointed out and secured against overbuilding. At the same time, attractive landscape sections for local recreation are to be made accessible to the citizens of Mainburg. The green structures in the settlement area, such as the Salvatorberg, will also be further developed and linked. On the other hand, it is necessary for a stable natural balance to protect and link the existing areas that are valuable for nature conservation (biotope network) and to observe the abiotic conditions, e.g. flood protection.

The areas with a high number of structures that are valuable in terms of nature conservation, such as hedges, vines, flower-rich paths and colourful meadows, are also popular for local recreation. Often these valuable structures are located at extreme sites, i.e. sites which are extremely dry, steep and exposed or very wet and prone to flooding due to the geological subsoil or the location. While nutrient excess usually leads to an impoverishment of the species spectrum, lean sites usually have a high species richness and provide habitats for numerous endangered animal and plant species. As a rule, these sites are hardly suitable for agricultural use, as the soils usually have a low yield capacity or are difficult to cultivate. These and many other synergies must be identified and combined in an overall concept within the framework of the landscape plan.
The landscape plan has now been effective since 07 March 2016.