Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Flöttergraben was built as a drainage ditch in the 19th century. With the creation of Müritz National Park the outflows were blocked to let the landscape revert to its original state of moor and bog. In May the water was covered with pollen from the alders growing around it. www.mueritz-nationalpark.de/cms2/MNP_prod/MNP/en/Homepage/index.jsp Flöttergraben war einer der Entwässungsgräben im Bereich Specker See/ Binnenmüritz, die verschlossen wurden, um die ursprüngliche Landschaft wiederherzustellen. Hier war das Wasser komplett mit Pollen (hauptsächlich Schwarzerle) bedeckt. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCritz-Nationalpark

Wienpietsch Lakes are two small lakes in a kettle-hole mire in Müritz National Park. The landscape was formed by ice age glaciers. Deutsch: www.pension-fledermaus.de/ienpietschseen

Wienpietsch lakes are two moor lakes in Müritz National Park which are completely surrounded by forest (mainly birch, alder, pine and some beech). They can only be reached on foot or by bike, a boardwalk leads round the southern lake. In summer grass snakes can often be seen lying in the sun (see inset photo).

Feisnecksee is a typical glacial tunnel valley lake. It lies on the southwestern outskirts of the town of Waren and is only separated from the much larger Müritz lake by a 150m wide land bridge. The southern reaches of Feisneck are part of Müritz National Park. www.mueritz-nationalpark.de/cms2/MNP_prod/MNP/de/Startseite/index.jsp

Old willow on the shores of frozen Tiefwarensee in the Mecklenburg lake district. The landscape was formed 12.000 years ago by retreating ice age glaciers.

Müritzeum is a visitor and nature discovery centre for the Müritz National Park. The new building, designed by Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh, has a facade of larch wood and was opened in 2007. It has the largest aquarium for native freshwater fish in Germany. Müritzeum

The town of Waren, first mentioned in 150 A.D. by Claudius Ptolemäus, is situated on the northern end of the large Müritz lake (117m²).

A very belated happy New Year to all Ipernity friends. Sorry about my absence, Christmas and the start of the year have been busier than expected and now I'm off for a fortnight's holiday. See you in February!