Beech forests - Europe's wilderness
Jasmund National Park encompasses a unique natural phenomenon: an ancient beech forest almost untouched by humans hands. Around 4,000 years ago, beech trees covered vast areas of Europe - today only a view primeval forest relicts remain.
Ranger base - exhibition - snack - forest children's playground
you can find the UNESCO World Heritage Forum. A hiking base dedicated to the beech forests World Heritage Site on Jasmund and opened by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in June 2017.
Hikers and cyclists can learn about the Ancient Beech Forests phenomenon here or simply linger in the greenery and unwind. Children can let off steam at the surrounding forest playground.
Find out more on the website of the World Heritage Forum (Sorry, the content is currently only available in German).
The World Forest Heritage consists of 94 sites in 18 European nations, which makes it the largest transnational World Heritage Site in the world.
Due to unprecedented overexploitation over the last 200 years, the old beech forests have been reduced to 0.02% of their former area of expansion. Today, they can only be found in a few areas in Europe, including the island of Rügen.