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Müritz National Park

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Muritz National Park lies midway between Berlin and Rostock in the Mecklenburg lake district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, taking in much of the Muritz lakeland within the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte. Established on October 1, 1990, it covers 318 square kilometers and is served by the Muritzeum visitor center near the town of Waren. In 2011 its beech forests were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Primeval Beech Forests of Europe designation, recognized for their unspoiled condition and for documenting the ecological history of Europe since the last ice age.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1990 1
Area (sq km)
318 1
Classification
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Sources
1. Müritz National Park (Wikipedia)
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    is a national park situated roughly in the middle between Berlin and Rostock, in the south of the
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    National Park was founded in 1990.
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    The beech forests within the national park were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011 as an extension of the Primeval Beech Forests of Europe site because of their unspoilt nature and testimony to the ecological history of Europe since the Last Glacial Period.
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    Müritz National Park (German: Müritz-Nationalpark) is a national park situated roughly in the middle between Berlin and Rostock, in the south of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
  • Part Of: Germany
    Müritz National Park (German: Müritz-Nationalpark) is a national park situated roughly in the middle between Berlin and Rostock, in the south of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
  • On Continent: Europe
    Müritz National Park (German: Müritz-Nationalpark) is a national park situated roughly in the middle between Berlin and Rostock, in the south of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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