20 May 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, Environment, UNESCO World Heritage
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The Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve, often shortened to Schorfheide, is a
biosphere reserve in the
German State of
Brandenburg near the
Polish border. The reserve was established on 1 October 1990 following the
German Reunification and is under the protection of the
UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme. It stretches over the
German districts of
Barnim,
Uckermark,
Märkisch-Oderland and
Oberhavel and incorporates an area of 1,291 square kilometres (498 sq mi). Notable towns are
Eberswalde,
Joachimsthal and
Friedrichswalde. The core area of the reserve is formed by the Schorfheide forest, one of the largest cohesive woodlands in Germany.
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