Geopark Mecklenburg Ice Age Landscape

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The Geopark Mecklenburg Ice Age Landscape is located in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and represents a geological model region in Central Europe. The Geopark project aims to make the geological natural heritage more accessible to the public than before and to make it usable for regional tourism development.

Mecklenburg Switzerland

Creation, sponsor and partner of the Geopark project

The Geoscientific Association Neubrandenburg eV is the sponsor of the Geopark project and in 2001 developed a concept for the use of the park with the Geological Service of the State Office for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Geology. The 2003 National Geopark appointed natural area received in 2004 recognition as a UNESCO - Geopark . Since then, the Geopark has been part of the European Geopark Network (EGN). The Müritzeum Waren (Müritz) is an action center within the park and supports it with special exhibitions on special projects.

geography

Location of the geopark

The geopark covers an area of ​​around 4,880 km². It stretches from Demmin to Feldberg and from Teterow to Pasewalk and covers about a fifth of the area of ​​Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The most important stretches of landscape are the Mecklenburg Lake District , Mecklenburg Switzerland , the Western Pomerania River Landscape and the Feldberger Lake Landscape . The Helpter and Brohmer Mountains are also located within the area of ​​the Geopark .

Landscape development and quality

Malchiner See

The landscape in the Geopark is characterized by the Pomeranian main ice edge location, compression moraines , tunnel valleys , ridges, large and small lakes, elongated river valleys, glacier tongue basins , brines , kettle bogs , Oser , channel and dead lakes . Almost all of the landscape has been shaped by water, be it glacial ice, glacier melt or rainwater. This remarkable natural area is the result of the geological processes during the most recent glaciation, the Vistula Glacial Period , the oldest of which was formed around 25,000 years ago in the area of ​​today's Geopark. This means that the landscapes and rock deposits found in the Geopark are geologically very young. The shapes are accordingly well preserved.

Attractions

Gatschower Os
  • The Müritz - with 110 km² the largest inland lake in Germany after Lake Constance
  • The big stone in Altentreptow - with 133 m³ the largest boulder on the German mainland
  • The Helpter Mountains - at +179 m asl, the highest elevation in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  • The Stavenhagen-Gatschower Os - with a length of over 30 km, the longest stretch of the north German glaciation area.
  • The Eem peat deposit in Neubrandenburg - the only completely preserved Eem profile on the mainland in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  • The open-cast gravel sand mine in Neubrandenburg / Hinterste Mühle - documented evidence of the oldest still active gravel sand mining in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  • The Brodaer Teiche landscape park created for a state horticultural show planned in the 2000s

tourism

In the Geopark, the aim is to develop the naturally existing geotopes for tourism while ensuring their protection. In addition to the geological features in the park, archaeological, ecological, historical and cultural sights are also made accessible to tourists.

Web links

Commons : Geopark Mecklenburg Ice Age Landscape  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ was a National Geopark from 2003 to 2011. For comparison see www.nationaler-geopark.de : Dr. Christof Ellger, managing director of GeoUnion, quoting: “The Geopark Mecklenburgische Eiszeitlandschaft informed both the EGN and the GeoUnion in 2010 that it is no longer able to meet the conditions for the EGN label or for the title of National Geopark . However, the GeoUnion has also informed the Geopark that a resumption is possible at any time if the conditions - this includes above all the continuous operation of an office with full-time staff - are met. "

Coordinates: 53 ° 35 '  N , 13 ° 10'  E