The largest forest national park in Germany covers 322 km², or 32,200 ha. This is roughly the size of the city of Munich. It serves to protect the typical Mecklenburg forest and lake landscape in the North German lowlands east of the Müritz. The numerous lakes and swamps make it unique among the 16 German national parks.
Im Nationalpark liegen 107 Seen mit einer Größe über 10.000 m² sowie viele kleinere Gewässer. Die Müritz gehört am Ostufer mit einem 500 m breiten und 10 km langen Abschnitt auch zum Nationalpark. Sie ist mit einer Fläche von 117 km² der größte See Norddeutschlands.
Im Nationalpark gibt es über 400 Moore. Sie sind zwischen einem halben und mehr als 5 km² groß. Die größten Moore sind der Röbelsche und Specker Wold am Ostufer der Müritz.
Flächen, auf denen Landwirtschaft betrieben wird, sind im Nationalpark wenig vertreten. Moderne Landwirtschaft ist dann in der Regel ökologisch orientiert.
"Let nature be nature" is the guiding principle in a national park. Nevertheless, a certain amount of management is required here as well. In a transitional phase until 2018, forests still dominated by forestry were treated or the water balance of drained lakes and moors was renaturalized. On small areas, particularly valuable historic cultural landscapes are regularly maintained. Special species protection measures are the exception in a national park.
The activities of the National Park Service are especially focused on the information and guidance of visitors. Facilities are planned, built and regularly maintained. Guided tours and other events enrich the time from spring to autumn in particular. Research and monitoring are also part of the management in the Müritz National Park.
The Müritz National Park Authority is responsible for these and other tasks as the Lower Nature Conservation and Lower Forestry Authority. The tasks of the office result from the National Park Ordinance and the National Park Plan. The National Park Authority is subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Allowed and not allowed in the national park The purpose of the national park is that we and our descendants can experience wilderness. In order to ensure this, we must adhere to certain rules.
National parks in Germany In 1970, the Bavarian Forest National Park was established as the first national park in Germany, and at the beginning of 2015, the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park became the 16th and youngest national park to date. [external link: Nationale Naturlandschaften]
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