Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve
The Schaalsee lies in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ( districts of North West Mecklenburg and Ludwigslust - Parchim ) on the border of Schleswig -Holstein. From 1952 to 1990 large parts of the landscape Schaalsee were in a restricted zone of the inner German border. The state-imposed forced retirement coined in the period, the area and the nature became more spacious, so worth protecting this area has been designated as a biosphere reserve in 2000. On the Schleswig-Holstein side of the border is followed immediately by the Natural Park established in 1961, Lauenburg Lakes.
Geography
The biosphere reserve is located in a world characterized by the Weichseleiszeit young moraine landscape, which at the openwork of the Baltic Travelodge back of Schleswig -Holstein hill country east adjoins and runs through the whole of Mecklenburg. In the lake there are several islands, including Kampenwerder that Stintenburg island and Rethwiese.
Development of the protected area
Information facilities
The Pahlhuus in Zarrentin am Schaalsee is the information center of the biosphere reserve Schaalsee and also the headquarters of the Office of the Schaalsee. The contact of the Association Biosphere Schaalsee eV are in the office in Pahlhuus.
On 150 m² the Pahlhuus offers a modern exhibition on the reserve at Schaalsee and a multimedia information system. In the multi -media show " Timpe Te " one learns to know the region " fairytale kind." Outside there are, among others, a stone's adventure trail, the "green stage" and a solar pyramid. The Pahlhuus is a starting point scenic walks in the nature. The Moorlehrpfad - just beside the Pahlhuus - allows rare insight into a sensitive habitat.
The Grenzhuus in Schlagsdorf collects and preserves objects from everyday life on the inner German border. Behind the presentation in dioramas, films and exhibits is the desire to put limits into consciousness. (How did the inner German border affects people's lives? Characterize how limits at all the people? What would a life without natural way and dissemination boundaries? )
Zoning
Biosphere reserves are divided into zones, to meet the various tasks. The Schaalsee is divided into three zones: in the core zone ( 6.2 percent area fraction ) are unaffected by human areas, such as siltation zones of lakes, marshes and structurally rich deciduous forests. In the buffer zone ( 28.9 percent ) are obtained valuable ecosystems of the cultural landscape through careful land use. Together with the Zone 1 it has the highest ecological value. In the developing zone ( 64.9 percent ) is to be operated in an environmentally sound land use under the MAB program of UNESCO for a balanced regional development.
A total of 18 conservation areas are located within the biosphere reserve. They are mainly classified into the development and maintenance zone and occupy an area of 4483 hectares.
- Boissower lake and southern part of the Neuenkirchener lake (73 ha)
- Campower steep bank (13 ha)
- The Eternal pond (21 ha)
- Goldensee (174 ha)
- Chamber fraction (148 ha)
- Kiekbuschwiesen at Neuhof (51 ha)
- Kuhlrader Moor and Röggeliner lake (307 ha)
- Lankower lake (130 ha)
- Mechower lake ( 185 ha)
- Moor channel of small Salitz to Neuenkirchener lake ( 846 ha)
- Neuendorfer Moor ( 161 ha)
- Niendorf Bernstorfer lake ( 581 ha)
- Schaalelauf (538 ha)
- Schönwolder Moor ( 142 ha)
- Techin (621 ha)
- Wakenitzrestaurant lowland (291 ha)
- White and Black Moor ( 123 ha)
The communities Dechow, United Molzahn, Kneese, Roggendorfstraße, Rögnitz, Schlagsdorf and Utecht are quite the biosphere reserve. Proportionally the communities Carlow, Holdorf, King Field, Krembz, Thandorf, Wittendörp and Zarrentin contained on Schaalsee.