List of nature parks in Germany

The list of nature parks in Germany contains 104 nature parks in Germany, which are set up under section 27 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act ( Federal Nature Conservation Act ).

The total park area is approximately 25 percent of the total area of ​​Germany. The parks are summarized in the Association of German Nature Parks. Natural parks, which overlap in neighboring countries, led by the Europarc. The oldest German Nature Park is the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park, which founded in 1921 as a " nature reserve ", but only in 2007 to today's more than four times as large area was expanded. The largest nature park in Germany with 3750 square kilometers of the Black Forest Nature Park Central / North and the smallest of the Seven Mountains Nature Park, with an area of ​​48 square kilometers. Each Nature Park, the state in which it lies, the founding date and the area is called, in addition, the characteristic features are briefly described.

The 14 German national parks, which are determined in accordance with paragraph 24 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act, are not discussed here. See National Parks in Germany.

Nature parks

Notes:

  • Country: Flag and abbreviation of the state (according to ISO 3166-2: DE ) and the neighboring State (see: ISO -3166 -1 Kodierliste ), in the nature park is located.
  • Year: The year in which the nature park was established.
  • Surface: Figures in (km ² ); at transnational nature park, the area is called, which lies within Germany.
Siebengebirge Bavaria Ruhr (river) Wertach (river) Schmutter Mindel Aukrug Nature Park Barnim Nature Park Brandenburg Berlin Barnim Plateau Basalt Buntsandstein Bavarian Forest Bavarian Forest National Park Rhenish Massif Odenwald Neckar Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park Dahme (river) Swamp Damme Hills Ebbe Mountains Biggesee Hainich Eichsfeld Werra Drawehn Elbe-Urstromtal Lappwald Helmstedt Fossil Muschelkalk Ore Mountains Feldberg Lake District Nature Park Outwash plain Fichtel Mountain Nature Park Fichtel Mountains Franconian Forest Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth Peene Valley Cuesta Leaching West Hesse Highlands Harz Nature Park Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park Molmerswende Welbsleben Geopark Mansfeld Land Spessart Vils (Naab) Lauterach (river) Lahn Taunus Temperate coniferous forest Deciduous Haltern Hills Eifel High Eifel Kyll Holstein Switzerland Nature Park Schwentine Kossau Usedom Island Nature Park Internationaler Naturpark Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen Bourtange moor Kellerwald Edersee Hainleite Gladenbach Uplands Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park Swalm Nette (Niers) Mecklenburg Switzerland and Lake Kummerow Nature Park Malchiner See Lake Kummerow Teterower See Mecklenburg Elbe Valley Nature Park Kaufungen Forest Fulda Bramwald Dransfeld Municipal Forest Bregenz Forest Lower Lusatian Heath Nature Park Nuthe Nieplitz Lake Constance Rhine-Taunus Nature Park Wied (river) Erft Beech Schlaube Valley Nature Park Schlaube Dorche Oelse (Oder-Spree) Demnitz Ammer (Neckar) Naturschutzgebiet Solling-Vogler Nature Park Vogler Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park Aisch Steinhuder Meer Nature Park Steinhuder Meer Warnow Mildenitz (river) Ellrich Nordhausen Wesergebirge Egge (range) Rennsteig Porphyry (geology) Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park Westhavelland Nature Park Havel Hunte Zittau Mountains Nature Park
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