Serrahn – World Heritage Route

The route reveals the interconnectedness of beech forests, lakes, and mires of the lowland beech forest and allows visitors to experience the natural dynamics of forest development up close.

The world's best-preserved beech forests of the European lowlands grow at Müritz National Park on glacial, nutrient-poor sands. Human use of this forest has ceased 50 years ago. These beech forests offer a glimpse of what the primeval forests of Germany once looked like.

Lakes and mires sculpted by the glacial period, form, in conjunction with the beech forests, an extensive forest landscape with diverse habitats that create the conditions for an impressive biodiversity. The area hosts the highest density of Eurasian bitterns, cranes, white-tailed eagles and ospreys, as well as bird- and bat species of structurally rich deciduous forests in Central Europe. The diversity of insect and fungi species dependent on dead wood is unique.

The exhibition "In the Realm of the Beech", presents phenomena of the beech forest that are less obvious in the field. It offers knowledge and entertainment for all ages, with information both in German and in English, and is suitable for mobility and vision-impaired visitors.

Each German component part has a designated World Heritage Route for visitors to explore.  

On each of these memorable routes, the app provides a wealth of additional information on the typical and unique features of the respective regional beech forests, and on numerous interesting attractions within the protected area (POI - Point Of Interest).