Saxon Switzerland National Park is a an erosive landscape which evolved during the cretacious age. The bizarre landscape of the Saxon Switzerland National Park is unique in central Europe. It is characterized by rocks of cretacious sandstone, deep and narrow valleys, table mountains and gorges. The Saxon Switzerland National Park is located in eastern Germany, south east of Dresden. It protects an area of more than 36,000 ha. belonging to the Elbe sandstone mountains, created by the river Elbe during 100 million years. The shape and structure of this unique landscape, characterized by sandstone and alternating forested and open areas, show to what extent is original appearance has changed due to human intervention. For centuries an originally untouched landscape marked by rivers has turned into a land cultivated and developed by man. The fauna and flora reflect the diversity of this unique landscape. Fauna comprises such rare species as the eagle-owl, the otter and the fat dormouse. Its flora is characterized by various ferns, lichens and mosses which have developed in many different biotopes within a small area.