Endla (nature reserve)

Endla (nature reserve)
	Männik lake
Location:	Jõgeva , Järva , Lääne-Viru , Estonia
Surface:	101.12 km²
Founding:	1985
	Wetland on the Männik Lake
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The Endla Nature Reserve (Estonian: Endla looduskaitseala ) is located in eastern central Estonia , about 143 km southeast of the capital Tallinn and about 72 km from the university town of Tartu . It extends over an area of 10,110 hectares across the border area of three Estonian counties: Jõgevamaa , Järvamaa and Virumaa .

Ecology, flora and fauna

This nature reserve is one of the sights of Estonia, among other things, because of its eight bog and marshland with their rivers, streams, six lakes (the largest of which is called Endla ) and over 30 springs, mainly in western areas. With these it forms the habitat for 461 plant and 182 bird species, of which 153 are breeding birds. In addition, the Endla nature reserve has 165 species of moss .

history

In 1910 the Baltic Moor Association set up a moor research institute near the hamlet of Tooma (German: Thoma) with the support of the Estonian Knighthood , the Livonian Knighthood and the Courland Knighthood . Their task was on the one hand to scientifically examine the surrounding moors, and on the other hand to examine possible economic uses of low and raised moors. During an initial inventory of the flora, more than 200 plant species were identified.

tourism

Visitors can explore the swamps on numerous wooden paths. Information boards provide background information on flora and fauna as well as information on regional and seasonal bans and sights - but mostly only in Estonian . The management and information center of the nature reserve is located in the village of Tooma . In the tourist information of this and many other places, hiking maps and information brochures and books are also available in English , German , Finnish and Russian .

Männikjärve
Männikjärve
Männikjärve Bog
Kaasikjärve
Sopa source

Footnotes

↑ Baltic Moor Association (ed.): Report on the activities of the Baltic Moor Association from its establishment up to January 1, 1911 . Dorpat 1911 (= communications from the Baltic Moor Association , vol. 3, 1913), pp. 11-14.
↑ Heinrich Precht: The vegetation of the bogs belonging to the Thoma bog research station . In: Mitteilungen des Baltischen Moorverein , Vol. 3, 1913, pp. 99–121.

Web links

Commons : Endla - collection of images, videos and audio files

Internet presence of the nature reserve

[1] Baltic Moor Association (ed.): Report on the activities of the Baltic Moor Association from its establishment up to January 1, 1911 . Dorpat 1911 (= communications from the Baltic Moor Association , vol. 3, 1913), pp. 11-14.

[2] Heinrich Precht: The vegetation of the bogs belonging to the Thoma bog research station . In: Mitteilungen des Baltischen Moorverein , Vol. 3, 1913, pp. 99–121.