Darß Forest

54.4301212.51343Koordinaten: 54 ° 25 '48 " N, 12 ° 30' 48" E

The Darßwald is a wooded area on the western part of the peninsula Darß. There are no settlements in the forest area. Nearby Cities are Ahrenshoop and Born in the South and Wieck and Prerow in the east. The Darßwald covers 5800 hectares and is part of the National Park Boddenlandscape. The area around Darßer place and the north-western part of the forest area are in protection zone 1, in which no human use is to take place and the natural development of the land is sought.

History

The areas created as part of the compensation coast and beach Wallpapers subjects, what is now called system of ramparts ( local name: Reff ) and humid lowlands ( squads ) is apparent. Here, the sea level was higher 3000 years ago, so that can be former cliff coasts as the Old Sea shore find inside the Darßwald.

In the past, the Darßwald was often used as pasture. Unusually grown Book note. The occupation times of Pomerania by the Danes and the French led to clearcutting in Darßwald. Discharged yew served for example as Innenvertäfelung the Danish castles Amalienborg and Rosenborg. A reforestation of the land was carried out by Prussian forester with fast-growing softwoods such as spruce, larch and Douglas fir. The pines were resinated in GDR times. Already in the Middle Ages served as the Pomeranian dukes Darßwald as a hunting ground. The Swedish king in the 19th century and in the 20th century Hermann Goering and hunters of the SED leadership in GDR times used the Darßwald as a state hunting area. The result was and is a sharply increased wildlife population, especially on red deer and roe deer. The abandoned in the 1930s bison population became extinct 1945.

Plant and animal world

The reefing and Riegen in Darßwald run mainly in west-east direction. Tree species on the higher reefing are pine, oak and beech. The deeper squads are covered with alders. The bracken covered a large part of the soil and prevents together with a high density of wild animals natural, well- rejuvenation of the tree population.