Ancient Beech Forests of Germany

Ancient Beech Forests of Germany

The Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (Ancient Beech Forests of Germany) were added to the World Heritage List as an extension to the 2007-listed Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians (Slovakia and Ukraine). These German beech forests exemplify the ongoing biological and ecological evolutionary processes of post-glacial terrestrial ecosystems, and are an essential component in understanding the range and expansion of beech tree species across various environments in the Northern Hemisphere.

The newly added German section includes five forests covering a total area of 4,391 hectares. The 2007-inscribed beech forests in Slovakia and Ukraine span 29,278 hectares. This tri-national World Heritage property has thus been renamed “Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Ancient Beech Forests of Germany.”

Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany

Reason to visit: Germany’s most magnificent primeval forest

Continent where the attraction is located: Europe【Europe】

Country/region where the attraction is located: Germany[Germany]

Province/state where the attraction is located: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Hessen, Thüringen [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Hessen, Thüringen]