Central Black Earth Nature Reserve
Central Tsernozemsky Nature Reserve (Russian: Центрально-Чернозёмный заповедник) (also Tsentralno-Chernozemny, or CCZ) (English: "Central Black Soil") is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict ecological reserve) that protects for scientific study a collection of selected sites of black soil prairie in the southwestern part of the Central Uplands within the middle of the forest-steppe zone. The six sites of the reserve spread out to the southeast of the city of Kursk, in the Medvensky District, Manturovsky District, Gorshechensky District of Kursk Oblast. It covers an area of 5,287 ha (20.41 sq mi).
| Central Tsernozemsky Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Russian: Центрально-Чернозёмный заповедник (Also: Tsentralno-Chernozemny, "VV Alekhine") | |
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
Central Tsernozemsky Zapovednik | |
Location of Reserve | |
| Location | Kursk Oblast |
| Nearest city | Kursk |
| Coordinates | 51°8′49″N 36°25′48″E |
| Area | 5,287 hectares (13,064 acres; 20 sq mi) |
| Established | 1935 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia) |
| Website | http://zapoved-kursk.ru/ |
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