Germia Park oak ("Quercetum frainetoo cerris scardicum Kras."), hornbeam ("Carpinus betulus"), sessile oak ("Quercus sessiliflora") and common beech ("Fagus sylvatica"). Five species of amphibians including fire salamander ("Salamandra salamandra") and European tree frog ("Hyla arborea"), seven species of reptiles represented by wall lizard ("Lacerta muralis") and Hermann's tortoise ("Testudo hermani"), thirty-two species of birds - golden eagle ("Aquila chrysaetos"), imperial eagle ("Aquila heliacal"), woodpecker (Picidae) and nineteen species of mammals which include European hedgehog ("Erinaceus europeus") and squirrel ("Sciurus vulgaris"). Insects compromise the largest animal group on this massif. The recreation area covers an area of 41.40.52 ha, where most of the
Fagus Factory Fagus Factory The Fagus Factory (German: "Fagus Fabrik" or "Fagus Werk"), a shoe last factory in Alfeld on the Leine, Lower Saxony, Germany, is an important example of early modern architecture. Commissioned by owner Carl Benscheidt who wanted a radical structure to express the company's break from the past, the factory was designed by Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer. It was constructed between 1911 and 1913, with additions and interiors completed in 1925. The building that had the greater influence on the design of Fagus was AEG’s Turbine factory designed by Peter Behrens. Gropius and Meyer had both worked on