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Ballons des Vosges Nature Park

Ballons des Vosges Nature Park

Protected area in northeastern France

The Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges) is a protected area of woodland, pasture, wetland, farmland and historical sites in the regions of Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1989.[1] 187 communes belonging to the departments of Haut-Rhin, Vosges, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort are members of the park, which hosts 238,000 inhabitants.[2] It is one of the largest and most populated French regional parks. A wide range of habitats available in the park benefit a variety of wildlife such as boreal owl, lynx, peregrine falcon, western capercaillie, Dianthus superbus, cranberry and Drosera.

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Landscapes
Culture
  • Fleckenstein ruins
  • Graufthal village
  • Cave-houses in Graufthal
  • Château de La Petite-Pierre
  • A permanent exhibition in the Munster park's headquarters
  • Map of the nature park

See also

References

  1. [1]
    IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. p. 88. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    Comprendre le parc, official web site on
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