The Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord'') is a protected area of woodland,
wetland
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The p ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...
in northeastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. The area was officially designated as a regional natural park 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
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
list of international
biosphere reserves
Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an intergovernmental scientific program, launched in 1971 by UNESCO, that aims to establish a scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.
MAB's work engag ...
.
Northern Vosges PNR does not include any of the
Vosges Mountains
The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...
but rather the foothills just north of them. No part of it lies in the department of
Vosges
The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...
but rather it spans two other departments,
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...
File:20070517-20 Vosges du Nord (098).JPG, Landscape. Deciduous trees in a mix with conifer.
File:Vosges du Nord-Végétation (1).jpg, Early spring
File:Forêt dans tourbière à Baerenthal 57230 Moselle - France.jpg, Wooded bogland (alder trees)
Château de La Petite-Pierre (2).JPG, Château de La Petite-Pierre, the ''maison du Parc''
Member communes
The following
communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
Butten
Butten (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The inhabitants of Butten are called ''Buttenois, Buttenoises'' in French.Cleebourg
* Climbach
* Dambach
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Dehlingen
Dehlingen () 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 co ...
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Diemeringen
Diemeringen () 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
Bas-Rhin commune ...
Frohmuhl
Frohmuhl (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The commune lies within the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.
Geography
A typical valley village set in the pink Lorraine Plateau sandstone, Frohm ...
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 ...
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 the ...
La Petite-Pierre
La Petite-Pierre (; german: Lützelstein; Rhine Franconian: ''Lítzelstain'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical and cultural region of Alsace (Elsass in German). Petit-Pierr ...
Lichtenberg
Lichtenberg () is the eleventh borough of Berlin, Germany. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it absorbed the former borough of Hohenschönhausen.
Overview
The district contains the Tierpark Berlin in Friedrichsfelde, the larger of Berlin ...
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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 ...
Merkwiller-Pechelbronn
Merkwiller-Pechelbronn () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is notable as the original home of oil sands mining.
Oil sands were mined from 1745 in Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, initially under the direc ...
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Morsbronn-les-Bains
Morsbronn-les-Bains (; german: Morsbronn; gsw-FR, Morschbrunn) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
* Battle of Wörth
The Battle of Wörth, also know ...
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Neuwiller-lès-Saverne
Neuwiller-lès-Saverne (, literally ''Neuwiller near Saverne''; german: Neuweiler; gsw-FR, Neiwiller) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Landmarks
The handsome 1873 synagogue survived the war.
See ...
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 of ...
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Oberbronn
Oberbronn is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
There is a signposted, historic, circular walk through the village. From an observation tower on the nearby Wasenkoepfel (526m) there are views of the Upp ...
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 i ...
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 coopera ...
Soultz-sous-Forêts
Soultz-sous-Forêts () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is the site of the European Hot Dry Rocks energy research project.
Notable people
* George Abert, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
...
Tieffenbach
Tieffenbach 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 cooper ...
Weiterswiller
Weiterswiller () is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
References
Communes of Bas-Rhin
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Wingen-sur-Moder
Wingen-sur-Moder (; german: Wingen an der Moder; Rhine Franconian: ''Winge'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The name, literally translated as "Wingen on the Moder", is often shortened to ''Wingen' ...
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Wissembourg
Wissembourg (; South Franconian: ''Weisseburch'' ; German: ''Weißenburg'' ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
It is situated on the little river Lauter close to the border between France and Germany a ...
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Wœrth
Wœrth or Woerth (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department and Grand Est Regions of France, region of north-eastern France.
The town, which lies some north of Strasbourg, is known for being the si ...
Baerenthal
Baerenthal (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Bäredal'') 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. ...
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Bitche
Bitche ( , ; German and Lorraine Franconian: ) is a commune in the Moselle department, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France. It is the Pays de Bitche's capital city and the seat of the Canton of Bitche and the communauté ...
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Bousseviller
Bousseviller (, Lorraine Franconian: ''Busswiller'') 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 ...
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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 ...
Enchenberg
Enchenberg ( or ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Enschebärsch'') 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 ...
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Places
Australia
* Epping, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
** Epping railway station, Sydney
* Electoral district of Epping, the corresponding seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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Erching
Erching (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Erschinge'') 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.
...
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Goetzenbruck
Goetzenbruck or Gœtzenbruck (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Getzebrikk'') 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 Re ...
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Hanviller
Hanviller (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Honnwiller'') 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 Pa ...
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Haspelschiedt
Haspelschiedt (; german: Haspelscheidt; Lorraine Franconian: ''Haschbelschitt'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. The population in 2018 was 301 inhabitants.
Geography
The ...
Lambach
Lambach () is a market town in the Wels-Land district of the Austrian state of Upper Austria on the Ager and Traun Rivers. A major stop on the salt trade, it is the site of the Lambach Abbey, built around 1056. Notable alumnus from the local e ...
Lengelsheim
Lengelsheim (; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lengelse'') 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
Loutzviller (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lutzwiller'') 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 ...
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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. ...
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 Par ...
Phalsbourg
Phalsbourg (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Phalsburch'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, with a population of about 5,000.
It lies high on the west slopes of the Vosges, northwest of Strasbourg by rail. ...
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Philippsbourg
Philippsbourg (; german: Philippsburg, link=no ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Phillipsburch''; gsw-FR, Phillipsbueri) is a commune in the department of Moselle, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France.
The village belongs to the P ...
Roppeviller
Roppeviller (, Lorraine Franconian: ''Roppwiller'') 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. ...
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' ...
Siersthal
Siersthal (; Lorraine Franconian: ''Siirschel'') 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. It ...
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Soucht
Soucht (; German and Lorraine Franconian: ''Sucht'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
The village is part of the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park ...
Volmunster
Volmunster (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Wolminschter'') 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 ...
Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve
The Franco- German Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve (german: Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Nordvogesen, french: Réserve de biosphère transfrontalière des Vosges du Nord-Forêt palatine) was created in 1998 as the first UNESCO ...
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List of regional natural parks of France
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 Cabinet of France, French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstan ...