Bavarian Rhön Nature Park

Location of the nature park in Germany

The Bavarian Rhön Nature Park (Naturpark Bayerische Rhön) straddles the junction of the German states of Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia. 70 km² of the total 125 km² area of the nature park has been recognised by UNESCO as part of the Rhön Biosphere Reserve.
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 Mountains, Thuringian Forest, Haßberge and Steigerwald forest. It is characterised by mixed forests, streams of flowing water, moors, grassland and arid habitats.

See also

• List of nature parks in Germany
• Rhön Biosphere Reserve

External links

• Bavarian Rhön Nature Park
• Rhön Biosphere Reserve

Nature parks in Bavaria Altmühl Valley Augsburg-Westliche Wälder Bavarian Rhön Bavarian Forest Bergstraße-Odenwald Fichtel Mountains Frankenhöhe Franconian Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Haßberge Hirschwald Nagelfluhkette Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Upper Bavarian Forest Upper Palatinate Forest Spessart Steigerwald Steinwald