Ostufer Müritz

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Ostufer Müritz

  • Country: 
    Germany
  • Site number: 
    172
  • Area: 
    4,830 ha
  • Designation date: 
    31-07-1978
  • Coordinates: 
    53°27'N 12°48'E
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Overview

Ostufer Müritz. 31/07/78; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; 4,830 ha; 53°27'N 012°49'E. National Park, Landscape Protection Area, Nature Reserve. A complex of lakes, some artificially regulated; marshes, reedbeds, peatland, pasture, woods, thickets and forest. Much of the area is intensive pastureland. The site is an important breeding area for various waterbirds and supports a rich marsh flora and a diverse invertebrate fauna. Human activities include peat extraction and drainage. Observation hides and interpretive materials are available. Ramsar site no. 172. Most recent RIS information: 1992.

Administrative region: 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

  • National legal designation: 
    • national park
  • Regional (international) legal designations: 
    • EU Natura 2000
  • Last publication date: 
    01-01-1992

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