Flint field

Flint fields are large deposits of flint. Flint deposits are found in numerous jurassic and cretaceous deposits throughout Europe.

Occurrences can be found in Aachen- Lousberg, Kleinkems, shear field, Osterberg at Pfünz, Baierdorf, Abensberg - Arnhofen and Lengfeld and on Rügen.

Feuersteinfelder on Rügen

The flint fields on the island of Rügen between Mukran and Prora in the northern part of the Schmale Heide are a well known tourist destination (54 ° 27 '59 "N, 13 ° 33' 27" O54.46638888888913.5575 ). They are also called the " Stony Sea " and an area of ​​40 ha have (2000 m × 200 m). During a series of storm surges 3,500 to 4,000 years ago, the stones that were broken over time by the sea from the Cretaceous deposits of the peninsula Jasmund out, were attached to this place. Because of their thickness only sparse vegetation is it possible.

1840 Narrow heath was planted with a pine forest, which closely surrounds the flint fields today. Since 1935, when the area was declared a nature reserve, many trees, shrubs and other plant species could develop undisturbed. Already in the middle of the 19th century, and finally from the mid 1970s to the early 1990s, an attempt was made by partial fencing and game patches that protect approximately 14 exposed flint walls from excessive development of the vegetation.

The flint fields are part of the nature reserve stone fields in the Schmale Heide and by car to reach directly. Those arriving by car may at the southern end of New Mukran park in a paid parking area and follow the two to three -kilometer trail. With the wheel, the flint fields can also reach from the south. With a well -developed and attractive landscape forest road, which is directly north of the RV parking space (former driver training area ) of the former B 196a branches (54 ° 27 '2 " N, 13 ° 33' 34 " O54.45055555555613.559444444444 ), you get up to the southern end of the flint fields. The nearest railway stop is Prora two and a half miles south of the flint fields and five hundred meters south of the traffic training area.