Dresdner Heidebogen FLAG

The FLAG’s territory is situated to the east of Saxony and borders the regions of Dresden to the south and Brandenburg to the north. The eastern part of the area is highly forested, while the west is characterised by a typically European agricultural landscape. Throughout the entire area, pond farming is prevalent.   

Fish farming was established in the region in the early sixteenth century. Between the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, carp farming became part of the economic policy of the Saxon dukes. The industry peaked in the nineteenth century and remains central to the area’s cultural heritage today.

The FLAG and the area’s pond farming industry are under increasing pressures resulting from high production costs and the competition posed by low-cost imports. Furthermore, a challenge to the FLAG is maintaining product quality, which has been influenced by the beforementioned pricing pressures. Such factors have impacted public perceptions of the carp and its related products.