Rostock Switzerland

Rostock Switzerland is a terminal moraine landscape and part of the Kösterbeck Nature Reserve. It lies southeast of the German city of Rostock in the district of the same name. The majority of it is in the municipality of Roggentin. For a region so near the coast, it is very hilly, hence the name Rostock Switzerland. The Kösterbeck is a small river, that runs through a deep incision that emphasises the height differences. The valley of the Kösterbeck lies two metres above sea level, its highest elevation is 66 metres. It has changed its name several times: before 1900 it was known as the Bäukenbarg , during the German Reich it was the Kaiserberg and in GDR times, Freundschaftshöhe .
This area was already densely populated by Slavic times . Witnesses to that are the well preserved Slavic castle ramparts near Fresendorf as well as a neighbouring tumulus. Since the late Middle Ages this region has been largely unforested and was used for centuries as pasture land. As a result of constant grazing the landscape was kept open and has been colonised predominantly by drought-loving, grazing-resistant plants that need lots of warmth and light and by animals that are well-adapted to the environment.

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