The Goor-Muglitz Nature Reserve (german: Naturschutzgebiet Goor-Muglitz) is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

, covering an area of 157 hectares, in the German state of

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

. It lies on the island of Rügen on the northern coastline of the

Bay of Greifswald The Bay of Greifswald Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve The Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve (german: Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen) is a biosphere reserve in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which covers the southeastern part of the island of Rügen (including Granitz and Mönchg ...

. The conservation aim of the two-part nature reserve is, on the one hand, the preservation and development of a deciduous forest of old trees in the

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forest and the preservation of Freetz Lowland (''Freetzer Niederung'') and, on the other hand, the protection of a steep wooded slope near Muglitz, which is interspersed with wild fruit trees. The areas are in conservation zone 2 (buffer zone) of the biosphere reserve. The rocky shallow areas of the bay are also a protected area. The neighbouring villages are Lauterbach to the west and Freetz to the north. The status of the area is classified as "good" as the areas are able to develop largely undisturbed. However, interventions are being carried out to mitigate the effects of the past; such effects as the planting of conifers in some areas and the drainage of Freetz Lowland. Parts of the areas are owned by the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Foundation for the Environment and Conservation as well as the Michael Succow Foundation. Under EU law, the nature reserve is part of the

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known as Southeast Rügen Coastal Landscape (''Küstenlandschaft Südostrügen''). Access to the nature reserve is possible using several public footpaths. The Succow Foundation has set up a

nature trail An educational trail (or sometimes educational path), nature trail or nature walk is a specially developed hiking trail or footpath that runs through the countryside, along which there are marked stations or stops next to points of natural, techno ...

History

The Goor was formed during the last

ice age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and gree ...

. The sandy soils indicate a

kame A kame, or ''knob'', is a glacial landform, an irregularly shaped hill or mound composed of sand, gravel and till that accumulates in a depression on a retreating glacier, and is then deposited on the land surface with further melting of the g ...

. Today, the Goor, which is up to 36 metres high, is flanked to the east by the Freetz Lowland, which is located in an area of glacial

ground moraine A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice shee ...

References

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External links

Nature Reserve Act (ab § 4)
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern environmental map portal with geodata (boundary of the reserve, biotope mapping etc.)
Nature reserves in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Vorpommern-Rügen Putbus Geography of Rügen Protected areas established in 1990 1990 establishments in East Germany