TheKleiner Jasmunder Bodden belongs to theNorth Rügen Bodden and is a water body on the southern edge of theBaltic Sea in the German state ofMecklenburg-Vorpommern.
It is abodden, a type of lagoon that occurs in northern Europe especially on the coast ofPomerania. It is around seven kilometres long and five kilometres across at its widest point, but in places it is considerably narrower. It has an area of 28.4 square kilometres.[1][2]
The lagoon is bounded to the north by theJasmund peninsula, to the east by thespit of theSchmale Heide and to the south by the main body of the island of Rügen, theMuttland. To the northwest nearLietzow it is linked to theGroßer Jasmunder Bodden by a ditch and sluice gate. The twobodden were first separated in 1869 by the construction of an embankment that now carries theB 96 federal road and theStralsund–Sassnitz railway. This embankment turned thebodden more or less into alake. The shore of thebodden is quite indented: for example, the Pulitz peninsula juts out well into thebodden. This is designated as anature reserve.[1]
The water of the Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden contains very little salt because it has no direct link to the Baltic Sea. The canal to the Großer Jasmunder Bodden, which only has a salt content of 0.6 to 0.7 per cent itself, is too small to deliver salt continuously. Thebodden is rich in fish. Its water quality is poor, however, due to discharges from the sewage works atBergen andeutrophication is well advanced. However, an improvement in water quality is still being sought. The moor area of the Ossen lowland nearBuschvitz was renatured and an open connection created between the Ossen and the Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden.[3] The dam to the Great Jasmunder Bodden and the dam between Stedar and the Pulitz peninsula are also to be opened.[4]
By the Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden is a 9.8 kilometre long circular walk that starts atLietzow. The trail is classed as moderate and is used by hikers, runners and ornithologists.[5]
The bodden has been designated anImportant Bird Area (IBA) byBirdLife International because it supports large numbers of winteringwaterfowl as well as breedingsandwich terns andwhite-tailed sea-eagles.[6]
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