History of conservation on Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Heath



totengrund around 1960


in same year, appeal curt floerike appeared in kosmos magazine, citing establishment of national parks in united states , calling them in germany. in order realise goal, nature park society or verein naturschutzpark (vnp) founded in munich on 23 october 1909. planned create national parks in alps, central uplands , in north german geest region. 1913, society had 13,000 members.


the area of lüneburg heath near wilsede selected location north german national park. using vnp s funds, more 30 km² of heathland purchased or rented 1913. in 1921, police ordinance placed more 200 km² of lüneburg heath under protection, first time had been achieved in germany. 1 problem arose 1920s steadily increasing number of visitors. in 1924, in order keep visitors away sensitive areas of heathland, volunteer heath guard (heidewacht) founded.


the reich conservation law passed in 1933 , lüneburg heath designated official nature reserve. although plans build motorway through park , heath used military training area stopped, in 1933 heidewacht disbanded, because made of members of social democratic youth organisations. in 1939, new law granted chairman of vnp – called führer – wide-ranging powers. jews no longer members of society.



tank tracks near wilsede


between 1891 , second world war, large military training areas established on lüneburg heath, including largest 1 in europe, bergen-hohne training area on südheide. here heathland has largely been preserved, albeit no longer accessible general public.


a large area of nature park belonging society near schneverdingen taken on british army of rhine in 1945 use tank training area. in 1950s, during military exercises, british tanks pushed forward far wilseder berg. not until soltau-lüneburg agreement, signed in 1959 between federal republic of germany, united kingdom , canada, boundaries of tank training area fixed. continual exercising on area armoured vehicles destroyed vegetation on osterheide near schneverdingen, forming large areas of sand dunes. in 1994, british returned so-called red areas of soltau-lüneburg training area nature park society who, of money federal government, set work of renaturation. nowadays hardly traces of tank training area left. base camp military exercises, reinsehlen camp, has been turned nature reserve.








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