EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

e.V. – travel analysis 2007). Th ey are an important
part to the touristic off er and infrastructure.
It is in particular protected areas with a broad
off er of guided tours, visitor facilities, and
specifi c wonders of nature that aff ord visitors
the opportunity to get to know and learn
to appreciate outstanding natural values. Th e
nominated component parts in Germany
are, in their entirety, embedded in larger
protected areas the function of which being,
among others, educational work and communicating
the value of these areas to visitors.
Within the framework of a research project
of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
(JOB et al. 2009, tab. 5.6), visitor
numbers in the Hainich, Kellerwald-Edersee,
and Müritz National Parks were determined
using uniform methods that provide
information on both visitor structure
(same-day visitors, national park tourists in
the narrow and broader sense) and the economic
signifi cance of national park tourism
for the respective region. For the Jasmund
National Park, the relevant fi gures were
determined applying a standardised extrapolative
approach.
Visitors explicitly travelling the areas for
their having been designated as national
parks were counted as national park tourists
in the narrow sense. All areas (with the
exception of Grumsin) are fi rst and foremost
sought out by tourists who wish to
Total visitors in 2007:
Total
Same-day
guests
Overnighter Total
of whom:
national park tourists in the strict sense
Same-day
guests
Overnighter
Jasmund 1,349,700 863,200 486,500 398,600 213,300 185,300
Müritz 390,000 152,000 238,000 167,000 62,000 105,000
Kellerwald-
Edersee
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experience the extraordinary landscapes of
the national parks. Furthermore, students,
researchers, and other persons interested
in natural history will frequent the areas in
numbers to become acquainted with and
explore the beech forests.
In all component parts, the existing visitor
facilities and statistics are based on the
entire surrounding protected area. Visitor
management is mostly matched to the
entire territory.
Since the nominated component parts are
commercially unexploited zones with
controlled road concepts, visitor numbers
here are restricted and considered to be
lower. Th e road concepts on hand allow for
a gentle experience of nature and environmental
education.
All visitor facilities to accommodate for
larger visitor numbers are located outside
of the nominated component parts. Th e
majority of visitor facilities (national park
centres) are situated on the brink and,
alongside with the presentation of the nominated
World Heritage property, have
further functions as is the case, for instance,
with the Königsstuhl visitor centre in
Jasmund: experience of nature and exhibition
centre, restaurant, special programmes for
youth groups and seminar opportunities.
Environmental education
and a gentle experience of
nature is possible in the
nominated component
parts. Visitor facilities are
located outside.
Tab. 5.6: Visitor numbers in the
national parks of the nominated
component parts (according to JOB
et al. 2009)
200,000 117,000 83,000 52,000 30,000 22,000
Hainich 290,000 220,000 70,000 119,000 88,000 31,000
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