LOCATION
Baltic Sea coast, covering area of 805 km².
The Western-Pomeranian Boddenlandschaft National Park is the largest nature reserve on the Baltic coast. A landscape of cliffs and dunes, spits and lagoons stretching from the Darss-Zingst peninsula up towards the west coast of Rügen constitutes for a perfect destination for anyone who loves beaches or woodland. Situated in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the far north-east of Germany, the Western-Pomeranian Boddenlandschaft National Park is a remarkable landscape consisting of cliffs and dunes, spits and lagoons. It gets its name from the ‘Bodden’ – shallow bays cut off from the Baltic containing a mixture of salt water and fresh water – that can be explored on boat tours. A variety of guided and independent walks introduce visitors to the national park’s fascinating coastline and woodland, which includes Osterwald Forest on the Zingst peninsula and Darss Forest, the largest unbroken area of woodland in the park. Cranes flying south stop at the park in the fall and 163 species of birds live there all year long. There are seals and porpoises in the nearby sea as well. The park’s best viewing platforms are on the hills – at Pramort (Zingst) and Hohe Dune (near Rostock).
ATTRACTIONS
Attractions of the region include the Ahrenshoop artists’ colony, the lighthouse and Natureum on Darsser Ort, the national park centre on Hiddensee (the largest island in the national park and car-free) and Stralsund Museum with its gold treasure. The dune heathland and the Dornbusch area with its headland are also worth a look. Another place that’s recommended for a visit is Stralsund Town Hall, a beautiful brick Gothic construction built in 1278, still open and functioning today. People can walk among the arches and soaring walls and see the love and expertise that created this wonderful building.
Visit museum “Forst- and Jagdmuseum Ferdinand von Raesfeld and ect.
