Eifel National Park, established on January 1, 2004, was Germany's 14th national park and the first in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It covers about 10,700 hectares near the towns of Mechernich, Duren and Aachen and forms part of the wider High Fens-Eifel Nature Park, a cross-border conservation area with Belgium created in 1960. At its founding the park carried the designation of national park in development.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Sources
1. Eifel National Park (Wikipedia)
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The Eifel National Park (German: Nationalpark Eifel) is the 14th national park in Germany and the first in North Rhine-Westphalia.
2. Wikidata: Eifel National Park
- Wikidata Q705097, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q705097 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q705097 P571 inception
- Part Of: Germany, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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