The Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park (

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: ''Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord'') is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

of woodland, wetland, farmland and historical sites in the region Grand Est in northeastern France. The area was officially designated as a

regional natural park A regional nature park or regional natural park (french: parc naturel régional or PNR) is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstanding beauty in ord ...

in 1976. At its inauguration, the park covered a total area of , but it has since grown to . The rich natural landscape has been added to the UNESCO list of international biosphere reserves. Northern Vosges PNR does not include any of the Vosges Mountains but rather the foothills just north of them. No part of it lies in the

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of Vosges but rather it spans two other departments, Bas-Rhin and

Moselle The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...

Gallery

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Château de La Petite-Pierre The Château de la Petite-Pierre, Burg Lützelstein (German) is a castle in the ''commune'' of La Petite-Pierre (German: ''Lützelstein'') in the Bas-Rhin ''département'' of France, in Alsace (German: ''Elsass''). All the names of the place are r ...

, the ''maison du Parc''

Member communes

The following communes are members of Northern Vosges PNR:: In Bas-Rhin: *

Adamswiller Adamswiller (German: ''Adamsweiler'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Adamswillerois'' or ''Adamswilleroises.'' Geography Adamswiller is locat ...

Asswiller Asswiller (; german: Aßweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Asswillerois'' or ''Asswilleroises''. The commune has been awarded one flower ...

* Butten *

Cleebourg Cleebourg (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Cleebourg was claimed by the Kings of Sweden from 1652 to 1787. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 c ...

Climbach Climbach () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate ...

* Dambach * Dehlingen * Diemeringen *

Domfessel Domfessel is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. As with other parts of Alsace and Bas-Rhin, Domfessel has had periods under German rule, and its name is Germanic. Domfessel has been part of France since 17 ...

Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The commun ...

Drachenbronn-Birlenbach Drachenbronn-Birlenbach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The commu ...

Durstel Durstel (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department References

Communes of Bas-Rhin {{BasRhin-geo-stub ...

Eckartswiller Eckartswiller (; ) is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The commun ...

Erckartswiller Erckartswiller () is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Saverne and the canton of Ingwiller. History In 1176, the Holy Roman Emperor donated the Ekengeriswilre monas ...

Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne () is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The ...

Eschbourg Eschbourg (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The commu ...

Frœschwiller Frœschwiller (; ; gsw-FR, Freschwiller) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Of note is Château de Frœschwiller. The commune lies within the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. Historical vignette ...

* Frohmuhl *

Gœrsdorf Gœrsdorf () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune merged with Mitschdorf at the start of 1973. Gœrsdorf is part of the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. Notable people Author and priest ...

Hinsbourg Hinsbourg (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography Hinsbourg is positioned in the north of Alsace, some thirty kilometres (eighteen miles) through twisting mostly wooded roads to the north of ...

Hunspach Hunspach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In 2020 it was voted the «Village préféré des Français» (France's favourite village). Geography The commune lies a short distance to the south of Wiss ...

Ingolsheim Ingolsheim is a commune in the north of the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune is part of the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. Geography Ingolsheim is a small village with an economy based on agricultu ...

Ingwiller Ingwiller (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune lies within the North-Vosges natural park. History The first known mention of Ingwiller dates from the year 742 a.C. as ''Ingoniunilare' ...

Keffenach Keffenach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies a short distance to the south of Wissembourg, within the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve. Population See also * Communes of th ...

* Kutzenhausen * La Petite-Pierre *

Lampertsloch Lampertsloch is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located less than nine kilometres (5 miles) from the French–German border. The commune is part of the ''Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nor ...

Langensoultzbach Langensoultzbach () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune is part of the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve. Geography The village is some twenty kilometres (twelve miles) to th ...

Lembach Lembach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Etymology The toponym ''Lembach'' is of Germanic origin, cognate to modern German Lehm, denoting ''clay''. The Germanic hydronym '' *-bak(i)'' entered ...

* Lichtenberg *

Lobsann Lobsann is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

* Lohr *

Lorentzen Lorentzen is a common patronymic surname in Denmark and Norway, as well as the name of a few places. People * Lorentzen family, a family of shipping magnates related to the Norwegian royal family. Members include: ** Øivind Lorentzen (1882–198 ...

Memmelshoffen Memmelshoffen (; german: Memmelshofen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of ...

* Merkwiller-Pechelbronn * Morsbronn-les-Bains * Neuwiller-lès-Saverne *

Niederbronn-les-Bains Niederbronn-les-Bains () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is positioned between Bitche and Wissembourg, close to the current frontier with Germany. Niederbronn-les-Bains is part of the Northern Vo ...

Niedersteinbach Niedersteinbach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin ''département'' in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Sites and monuments * Château du Wasigenstein - 13th-century castle See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list o ...

* Oberbronn *

Obersteinbach Obersteinbach () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes ...

Offwiller Offwiller () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes coopera ...

Ottwiller Ottwiller (; german: Ottweiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. Th ...

Petersbach Petersbach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Peteresbach is within the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord'') that lies in the northern foothills o ...

Pfalzweyer Pfalzweyer is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. Th ...

Preuschdorf Preuschdorf is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes coopera ...

Puberg Puberg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate in t ...

Ratzwiller Ratzwiller (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes coo ...

Reichshoffen Reichshoffen ( or ; ; Alsatian: ''Risshoffe'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Église Saint-Michel de Reichshoffen was built in 1772. Population Politics and administration List of mayors ...

Reipertswiller Reipertswiller (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In 2019, Reipertswiller had 850 inhabitants. It is bordered on the North by Mouterhouse, on the Northeast by Baerenthal, on the Southeast by Lichte ...

Retschwiller Retschwiller (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The ...

Rosteig Rosteig () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate ...

Rothbach Rothbach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate ...

Rott Rott may refer to: Places * Rott (Ammersee), a tributary of the Ammersee, in Bavaria, Germany * Rott (Inn, Neuhaus am Inn), a tributary of the Inn at Neuhaus am Inn, in eastern Bavaria, Germany * Rott (Inn, Rott am Inn) a tributary of the Inn at ...

Saint-Jean-Saverne Saint-Jean-Saverne (; ; Alsatian: ''Sànt Johànn'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the ...

Schœnbourg Schœnbourg (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes coop ...

* Soultz-sous-Forêts *

Sparsbach Sparsbach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate ...

Struth Struth is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes cooperate ...

* Tieffenbach *

Volksberg Volksberg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The village is part of the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 commun ...

* Waldhambach *

Weinbourg Weinbourg () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The comm ...

Weislingen Weislingen () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The com ...

* Weiterswiller *

Wimmenau Wimmenau ( or ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. History Wimmenau is located at the crossroads of an ancient Celtic road from Haguenau to Sarre-Union and an ancient Roman road from Strasbourg to ...

Windstein Windstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The commu ...

* Wingen * Wingen-sur-Moder * Wissembourg * Wœrth *

Zinswiller Zinswiller () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Zinswiller is 40 km from Strasbourg, the department capital, and 384 km from Paris. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin departme ...

Zittersheim Zittersheim (Rhine Franconian: ''Zíttersche'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas ...

In Moselle: * Baerenthal * Bitche * Bousseviller *

Breidenbach Breidenbach is a municipality in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany. Geography Neighbouring communities *Bad Laasphe *Biedenkopf *Dautphetal *Eschenburg *Steffenberg Community divisions The community is divided into th ...

Éguelshardt Éguelshardt (, Lorraine Franconian: ''Egelshat'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Par ...

* Enchenberg *

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* Erching * Goetzenbruck * Hanviller * Haspelschiedt *

Hottviller Hottviller (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Hottwiller'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Par ...

* Lambach *

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* Lengelsheim *

Liederschiedt Liederschiedt (, Lorraine Franconian: ''Lirerschidt'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park ...

* Loutzviller *

Meisenthal Meisenthal (; Lorraine Franconian: ''Meisedal'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. As ...

Montbronn Montbronn (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Mumere'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. As ...

Mouterhouse Mouterhouse (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Muterhüse'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park ...

Nousseviller-lès-Bitche Nousseviller-lès-Bitche (, literally ''Nousseviller near Bitche''; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Nusswiller'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pay ...

Obergailbach Obergailbach ( Lorraine Franconian: ''Owergäälbach'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Natur ...

Ormersviller Ormersviller (, Lorraine Franconian: ''Ormerschwiller'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily loca ...

* Phalsbourg * Philippsbourg *

Rahling Rahling (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Rahlinge'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. ...

Reyersviller Reyersviller (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Reierschwiller'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional N ...

Rimling Rimling (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Rimlinge'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche. See also * Communes of the Moselle department ...

Rolbing Rolbing (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Rolwinge'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. ...

* Roppeviller *

Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche (, literally ''St. Louis near Bitche''; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Minzdal'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bit ...

Schorbach Schorbach () is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche. Schorbach had 551 residents. The residents refer to themselves as ''Schorbachois'' ...

Schweyen Schweyen (; Lorraine Franconian: ''Schweije'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. ...

* Siersthal * Soucht *

Sturzelbronn Sturzelbronn (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Stirzelbrunn'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Natu ...

Volmunster Volmunster (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Wolminschter'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily locat ...

Waldhouse Waldhouse (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Walthuse'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature P ...

Walschbronn Walschbronn () is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises ...

References

External links

Official park website
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