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Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany

The Ancient Beech Forests of Germany, represent examples of on-going post-glacial biological and ecological evolution of terrestrial ecosystems and are indispensable to understanding the spread of the beech (Fagus sylvatica) in the Northern Hemisphere across a variety of environments. The new inscription represents the addition of five forests totaling 4,391 hectares that are added to the 29,278 hectares of Slovakian and Ukranian beech forests inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2007. The tri-national property is now to be known as the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (Slovakia, Ukraine, Germany).

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1133

The Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany are the largest remaining 'virgin' forests of the European beech (Fagus sylvatica). They also hold the largest and tallest beech specimens in the world.

The designated site consists of 15 properties, 6 of which are located in the Ukraine, 4 in Slovakia and 5 in Germany. They are: Chornohora, Kuziy-Trybushany, Maramarosh, Stuzhytsia – Uzhok, Svydovets, Uholka – Shyrikyi Luh (all Ukraine) Havešová Primeval Forest, Rožok, Stužnica – Bukovské Vrchy, Vihorlat (all Slovakia), 

and Jasmund and Müritz National Parks, Grumsiner Forest, Hainich National Park and Kellerwald-Edersee National Park (all Germany).

The Slovakian part of the site was first nominated separately in 2004, but was then withdrawn by the State Party to opt for a more likely to be succesfull transboundary nomination with Ukraine. 

http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/beechforests.html