EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

Summary
State party
Federal Republic of Germany
State, Province or Region
Länder: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania,
Brandenburg, Th uringia and Hesse
Identifi cation of the property
“Ancient Beech Forests of Germany”
(Extension to the World Natural Heritage
“Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians”,
ref. 1133)
Geographical coordinates to nearest
second
Component
part
Name Protected area Land
1 Jasmund Jasmund
National Park
2 Serrahn Müritz
National Park
3 Grumsin Schorfheide-Chorin
Biosphere Reserve
4 Hainich Hainich
National Park
5 Kellerwald
Kellerwald-Edersee
National Park
Written description of the borders
of the nominated property
• Jasmund: Half of Jasmund's border
follows the coastline. In the northern
sector, the coastal beech forests with
their zone of contact with the sea have
been integrated into the component
part.
Mecklenburg-
Western Pomerania
Mecklenburg-
Western Pomerania
Position of centre of
the region
N 54°32´53´´ E 13°38´43´´
N 53°20´24´´ E 13°11´52´´
Brandenburg N 52°59´11´´ E 13°53´44´´
Thuringia N 51°04´43´´ E 10°26´08´´
Hesse N 51°08´43´´ E 8° 58´25´´
• Serrahn: The demarcation in Serrahn
has produced a compact core area of
beech-dominated forests. In the northern
subterritory, it shows a recess to exclude
the settlement of Serrahn, which is occupied
by three persons, from the component
part.
Nationale
Naturlandschaften
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