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The Spree Forest (German: ''Spreewald'', ; Lower Sorbian: ''Błota'', i.e. 'the Swamps') is a large inland delta of the river
About 50,000 people live in the biosphere reserve (1998). Many of them are descendants of the first settlers in the Spree Forest region, the Slavic tribes of the Sorbs and Wends. They have preserved their traditional language, customs and clothing to this day.
Most inhabitants depend on tourism. Many tourists explore the Spree Forest in punts. Agriculture, forestry and fishery are other important sources of income. The principal town of the area is Lübbenau.
The Spree Forest gave its name to the following
File:Spreewald - panoramio (2).jpg, Spring in the Spree Forest ( Lübbenau-Lehde/ Lubnjow- Lědy)
File:Lübbenau - Biergarten 0001.jpg, Beer garden in Lübbenau
File:Picnjo – tofla do města.jpg, Fishermen and fortification city of
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Spree
Spree may refer to:
Geography
* Spree (river), river in Germany
Film and television
* ''The Spree'', a 1998 American television film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace
* ''Spree'' (film), a 2020 American film starring Joe Keery
* "Spree" (''Numbers' ...
, and a historical cultural landscape
Cultural landscape is a term used in the fields of geography, ecology, and heritage studies, to describe a symbiosis of human activity and environment. As defined by the World Heritage Committee, it is the "cultural properties hatrepresent the co ...
located in the region of ( Lower) Lusatia, in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, about 100 km southeast of Berlin and close to the city of Cottbus ( L.S. Chóśebuz). The Spree Forest is located within the settlement area of the (Lower) Sorbs, and the region is officially bilingual, German and Lower Sorbian.
As extensive floodplain and bog
A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...
landscape, the Spree Forest was designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1991, called ''Biosphärenreservat Spreewald'' (''biosferowy rezerwat Błota''). It is known for its traditional irrigation system, consisting of more than 200 small canals (called ''Fließe''; total length: ) within the area, for its unique flora and fauna, and for its traditional flat-bottomed boats, the ''Spreewaldkähne''. The landscape was shaped during the last Ice Age.
The region's most populous towns are Lübbenau/Spreewald ( L.S. Lubnjow/Błota), which is known for the incorporated villages of ''Lehde'' (Lědy) and ''Leipe'' (Lipje), the villages with canals instead of streets, and Lübben (Spreewald) (Lubin (Błota)). Other notable towns are Vetschau/Spreewald (Wětošow/Błota) with its reconstructed Old Slavic fortified wooden settlement ( gord) ''Slawenburg Raddusch'' (''Radušańske słowjańske groźišćo''), and Burg (Spreewald) (Bórkowy (Błota)).
Overview
About 50,000 people live in the biosphere reserve (1998). Many of them are descendants of the first settlers in the Spree Forest region, the Slavic tribes of the Sorbs and Wends. They have preserved their traditional language, customs and clothing to this day.
Most inhabitants depend on tourism. Many tourists explore the Spree Forest in punts. Agriculture, forestry and fishery are other important sources of income. The principal town of the area is Lübbenau.
The Spree Forest gave its name to the following German districts
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a '' Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia ...
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* Dahme-Spreewald
* Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Landscape and nature
Alder forests on wetlands and pine forests on sandy dry areas are characteristic of the Spree Forest region. Grasslands and fields can be found as well. About 18,000 species of flora and fauna have been identified. In 1991, the Spree Forest was designated a UNESCO '' "Biosphärenreservat" (Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme)''.Economy
The Spree Forest is a tourist destination, and a centre of production of natural organic products. The tourism and economic demarcation of the Spree Forest is thus much more difficult than its geographical extension. Due to its popularity and the associated advantage, the borders of the Spree Forest tourism and business area have increasingly extended beyond the original bounds of the Spree Forest. This is particularly true of the regional food industry, as the Spree Forest economic area created for this industry is much larger than the real Spree Forest. This economic area is protected by theProtected Geographical Indication
Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and traditional specialties, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG), promote and protect nam ...
scheme of the EU. Before the legal protection of the space there were several court disputes over the designation Spree Forest on food labels.
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Peitz
Peitz (; Lower Sorbian Picnjo) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
Overview
It is situated 13 km northeast of Cottbus. Surrounded by freshwater lakes, it is well known for its fishing industry. ...
File:Spreewald (Gebiet), Brandenburg - Idylle (Zeno Ansichtskarten).jpg, 1900 Spree Forest postcard
File:20050717061DR Neuendorf am See (Unterspreewald).jpg, Neuendorfer See seen from Neuendorf am See (Nowa Wjas pśi jazoru)
File:Spreewald, Postkarte, 1902h.jpg, Tourism in the Spree Forest: 1902 postcard "Neckerei" (teasing)
File:Babow Greifenhainer Fliess 02.jpg, Greifenhainer Fließ (Greifenhain Canal) at Kolkwitz-Babow ( Gołkojce- Bobow)
File:Erwin Spindler Ansichtskarte Spreewald-Lehde.jpg, Gasthaus "Zum fröhlichen Hecht" (Inn "To the happy pike") in Lübbenau-Lehde
File:Burger Spätsommer.jpg, Autumn in the Spree Forest ( Burg (Spreewald)/ Bórkowy (Błota))
File:Slawenburg Raddusch.jpg, Slavic gord Raddusch in Vetschau- Raddusch ( Wětošow-Raduš)
File:Cottbus 07-2017 img12 Staatstheater.jpg, Cottbus ( Chóśebuz), largest city in the region
File:Cottbus Altmarkt Filmfest 0005.jpg, Cottbus Old Market Square ( Altmarkt/Stare Wiki)
File:Cottbus, Christmas Market 2019 on Altmarkt (1 of 2).png, Cottbus Christmas Market
File:20-05-13-Tropical-Islands-0883 1-RalfR.jpg, The Tropical Islands Resort is partly located within the municipal boundaries of Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg
Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg (Lower sorbian: ''Kšušwica-Wódowy Grod'') is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany. Tropical Islands Resort, the biggest free-standing hall in the world, is located in Krausnick.
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(Kšušwica-Wódowy Grod), Amt Unterspreewald Amt Unterspreewald is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Dahme-Spreewald, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in the town Golßen.
The ''Amt'' Unterspreewald consists of the following municipalities:
#Bersteland
#Drahnsdorf
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(Dolne Błota)
See also
*Spreewald gherkins
Spreewald gherkins (German: Spreewälder Gurken or Spreewaldgurken) are a specialty pickled cucumber from Brandenburg, which are protected by the EU as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).
Overview
In the 1870s, Theodor Fontane found tha ...
External links
*The Spreewald Guide - your Guide for the Spreewald area
Information about country, people and tourism in the Spreewald in English
References
{{Authority control Biosphere reserves of Germany Protected areas of Brandenburg Dahme-Spreewald Oberspreewald-Lausitz Geography of Lusatia North German Plain