The Douro International Natural Park ( pt, Parque Natural do Douro Internacional) is a
natural park in northeast
Portugal
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. With , it is one the largest protected areas in the country. It is located in the
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro () or Miranda de l Douro in Mirandese () is a city and a municipality in the district of Bragança, northeastern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,482, in an area of 487.18 km². The town proper had a population of 1,9 ...
,
Mogadouro,
Freixo de Espada à Cinta and
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo () is a municipality in the District of Guarda in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,260,[Douro River
The Douro (, , ; es, Duero ; la, Durius) is the highest-flow river of the Iberian Peninsula. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province, central Spain, meanders south briefly then flows generally west through the north-west part o ...]
where it functions as the border between Portugal and
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
(hence "International Douro"). The park also goes includes the border area of the
Águeda River. The park was created to protect the scenic landscape of the region, as well as its
flora
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and
fauna
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.
See also
*
Arribes del Duero Natural Park
References
Nature parks in Portugal
Centro Region, Portugal
Nature conservation in Portugal
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Miranda do Corvo
Norte Region, Portugal
Protected areas of Portugal
Transboundary protected areas
Natura 2000 in Portugal
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