Osterwald (Zingst)
The Osterwald is 800 hectares, the largest contiguous forest on the peninsula Zingst .
location
It lies between the Straminke, an arm of the sea that was filled in in 1874, east of the town of Zingst. In the east are the Sundian Meadows . In the north the Osterwald borders on the dykes of the Baltic Sea and in the south on the dyke of the Grabow (Bodden) . It got its name from its location east of the town of Zingst. The forest area was created a few thousand years ago by landings and is only just above sea level. Due to its location, it has mostly boggy forest floors. The Osterwald is therefore the only real-root rain moor in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . The bog was partially dried out by human intervention.
The Osterwald used to be the border region for the city of Stralsund (Sundische Wiesen), the city and the office of Barth . After border disputes, a border trench was dug through the Osterwald and provided with boundary stones that are still visible today. One of them marks the so-called triangle .
In the Osterwald the most diverse plants grow through the alternation of dunes (called reefs) and damp depressions (riegen). Of trees are here birch , English oak , beech and pine at home. Alder , spruce and fir trees have made their home here through planting .
The six primeval sequoias that were planted in 1955 and imported from China are a specialty . A younger, seventh tree completes the sequoia series.
In terms of animal species, there are populations of tawny owl , fork harrier and short-eared owl . Also pine marten are more common.
Stralsund boundary stone
Primeval sequoia trees
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 54 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ N , 12 ° 46 ′ 3 ″ E