The Bavarian Rhön Nature Park (''Naturpark Bayerische Rhön'') straddles the junction of the German states of
Bavaria,
Hesse and
Thuringia. 70 km
2 of the total 125 km
2 area of the
nature park
A nature park, or sometimes natural park, is a designation for a protected natural area by means of long-term land planning, sustainable resource management and limitation of agricultural and real estate developments. These valuable landscape ...
has been recognised by
UNESCO as part of the
Rhön Biosphere Reserve
The Rhön Biosphere Reserve includes the entire central area of the Rhön Mountains, a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia.
Aim
In 1991 the Rhön was recognised at international level by UNESCO as a biosph ...
.
The organisation for the promotion of the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park (''Zweckverband Naturpark Bayerische Rhön'') was founded in 1967. On 26 November 1982 the regulation for the ''Naturpark Bayerische Rhön'' was issued and, in 1997, the ''Zweckverband'' became the Society for the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park and Biosphere Reserve (''Naturpark und Biosphärenreservat Bayer. Rhön e.V.'').
Landscape
The nature park lies between the
Spessart,
Vogelsberg,
Thuringian Forest,
Haßberge and
Steigerwald forest. It is characterised by
mixed forests, streams of flowing water,
moor
Moor or Moors may refer to:
Nature and ecology
* Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils.
Ethnic and religious groups
* Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during ...
s, grassland and arid habitats.
See also
*
List of nature parks in Germany
*
Rhön Biosphere Reserve
The Rhön Biosphere Reserve includes the entire central area of the Rhön Mountains, a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia.
Aim
In 1991 the Rhön was recognised at international level by UNESCO as a biosph ...
External links
Bavarian Rhön Nature ParkRhön Biosphere Reserve
Nature parks in Bavaria
Rhön Mountains
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