The Black Forest

This is Feldberg mountain

The Black Forest

The Black Forest  is a mountain range in southwestern of Germany.The higgest mountain is Feldberg mountain with 1.493 meters high. Actually we can say that the black forest is an international turistic and natural park.

The river Kinzig marks the frontier between Norht part and centre part of the black forest. The most famous lagoons of this forest are Glaswaldsee and Schluchsee. The Schluchsee lagoon is the bigger lagoon of black forest and one of the more turistic part of the black forest.

In this nature park you can practise a lot of sports like natation, climbing ,surf ( specially in the Schluchsee lagoon), ski, etc.

Cuckoo clock are famous in black forest. You can see the bigger cuckoo clock in black forest.

In black forest you can visit famous cities like Freudenstadt and Friburgo of Brisgovia.

One of the most famous gastronomy product is black forest cherry cake. They make it with custard, chocolate, and forest fruits. Some persons adds honney too! They make white wine.

Black Forest Cake.

Constituent states

Germany is comprised of sixteen states which are collectively referred to as Länder. Each state has its own state constitution and is largely autonomous in regard to its internal organisation. Due to differences in size and population the subdivisions of these states vary, especially as between city states (Stadtstaaten) and states with larger territories (Flächenländer). For regional administrative purposes five states, namely Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony, consist of a total of 22 Government Districts (Regierungsbezirke). As of 2009 Germany is divided into 403 districts (Kreise) at a municipal level; these consist of 301 rural districts and 102 urban districts. 

 Lower Saxony

 Bremen

 Hamburg

 Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern

 Saxony-
Anhalt

 Saxony

 Brandenburg

 Berlin

 Thuringia

 Hesse

 North Rhine-
Westphalia

 Rhineland-
Palatinate

 Bavaria

 Baden-
Württemberg

 Saarland

 Schleswig-
Holstein

State Capital Area (km²) Population Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart 35,752 10,753,880 Bavaria Munich 70,549 12,538,696 Berlin Berlin 892 3,460,725 Brandenburg Potsdam 29,477 2,503,273 Bremen Bremen 404 660,999 Hamburg Hamburg 755 1,786,448 Hesse Wiesbaden 21,115 6,067,021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schwerin 23,174 1,642,327 Lower Saxony Hanover 47,618 7,918,293 North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf 34,043 17,845,154 Rhineland-Palatinate Mainz 19,847 4,003,745 Saarland Saarbrücken 2,569 1,017,567 Saxony Dresden 18,416 4,149,477 Saxony-Anhalt Magdeburg 20,445 2,335,006 Schleswig-Holstein Kiel 15,763 2,834,259 Thuringia Erfurt 16,172 2,235,025

Biodiversity

Biodiversity

The territory of Germany can be subdivided into two ecoregions: European-Mediterranean montane mixed forests and Northeast-Atlantic shelf marine. As of 2008 the majority of Germany is covered by either arable land (34%) or forest and woodland (30.1%); only 13.4% of the area consists of permanent pastures, 11.8% is covered by settlements and streets.

Plants and animals are those generally common to middle Europe. Beeches, oaks, and other deciduous trees constitute one-third of the forests; conifers are increasing as a result of reforestation. Spruce and fir trees predominate in the upper 

mountains, while pine and larch are found in sandy soil. There are many species of ferns, flowers, fungi, and mosses. Wild animals include deer, wild boar, mouflon, fox, badger, hare, and small numbers of beavers.

The national parks in Germany include the Wadden Sea National Parks, the Jasmund National Park, the Vorpommern Lagoon Area National Park, the Müritz National Park, the Lower Oder Valley National Park, the Harz National Park, the Saxon Switzerland National Park and the Bavarian Forest National Park. More than 400 registered zoos and animal parks operate in Germany, which is believed to be the largest number in any country. The Zoologische Garten Berlin is the oldest zoo in Germany and presents the most comprehensive collection of species in the world.