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Darß
The Darß or Darss is the middle part of the peninsula of Fischland-Darß-Zingst on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The peninsula's name is of Slavic origin. There is a large forest in the Darß. In recent times, the name "Darß" has also been used to refer to the entire peninsula. The Darß is famous for being a resting place for tens of thousands of migrating cranes and geese. Tourism has long been a source of income and has increased since German reunification, but the Darß is still far from being a crowded tourist place. Location and character The Darß lies northeast of Fischland and west of the peninsula of Zingst, its boundary with the latter being formed by the inlet of the Prerower Strom. To the north lies the Baltic Sea; to the south the lagoons of Saaler Bodden and Bodstedter Bodden, which belong to the Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain. The Darß measures between from north to south and from east to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darß Forest
The Darß Forest (pronounced "Darss", ) is a wooded region on the western coast of the peninsula of Darß on Germany's Baltic Sea, Baltic coast. There are no settlements in the forest. Villages on the outskirts are Ahrenshoop and Born a. Darß, Born in the south and Wieck a. Darß, Wieck and Prerow in the east. The Darß Forest covers an area of 5,800 hectares and is part of the Western Pomeranian Lagoon Region National Park. The area around Darßer Ort and the northwestern part of the forest belong to conservation zone 1. Here, the land may not be used for human exploitation and the aim is to allow the areas to develop naturally. History This area was formed during the development of a graded shoreline from rows of Flat coast#Berm, beach berms, which are recognisable today as a system of embankments (locally known as ''Reff'') and damp depressions (''Riegen''). Three thousand years ago the sea level was higher, so that old cliffed coastlines like the ''Alte Meerufer'' ("Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |