Terra X - Faszination Deutschland. Die Spur des Feuers

In the second episode of the new "Terra X" documentary series: "Fascination Germany," Jasmina Neudecker follows the trail of fire. A massive volcanic belt stretches across Germany: From the southwest to deep in the east of Germany, geological traces can be discovered that point to the power of subterranean fire. It formed extraordinary rock formations at the Scheibenberg in Saxony - strange lava columns that tell a mysterious story of their origin. The fire beneath the earth donates fertile soil, as at the Kaiserstuhl in southwestern Germany, and it leaves behind rare metals, as in the Ore Mountains, without which our digital communications would be impossible.

In Nördlingen, a town in Bavaria, Jasmina Neudecker explores a fire that fell from the sky. A meteorite hit there 15 million years ago. The consequences are still visible today in the Nördlinger Ries.

A desert in the middle of Germany? The Lieberos Heath reveals the dramatic changes that man has made to nature over the decades - and at the beginning of these developments was fire. It leaves behind a trail of devastation. In Brandenburg, forests are now burning summer after summer as a result of the climate crisis. Together with the fire department, Jasmina Neudecker ventures into a forest fire area and experiences how entire areas fall victim to the conflagration. But fire doesn't just destroy, new landscapes grow out of the ashes. They provide new habitats for numerous animal inhabitants - including those you wouldn't expect to find in Germany.

Fire is multifaceted. It destroys, preserves and creates. Without fire above and below ground, Germany would not be so fascinating, despite all the dangers. This is shown by Jasmina Neudecker's exciting journey in "Fascination Germany - The Trail of Fire" from the series "Terra X."