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Kalkalpen National Park

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Kalkalpen National Park, whose name translates literally as Limestone Alps National Park, lies within the Northern Limestone Alps in the state of Upper Austria. It was established in 1997. The ancient beech forests within the park were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, recognized for their undisturbed condition and their record of ecological history in Europe since the Last Glacial Period. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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1. Nationalpark Kalkalpen (Wikipedia)
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    Kalkalpen National Park (in English literally Limestone Alps National Park) is a national park within the Northern Limestone Alps mountain range, located in the state of Upper Austria, Austria.
  • Introduction
    Kalkalpen National Park, whose name translates literally as Limestone Alps National Park, lies within the Northern Limestone Alps in the state of Upper Austria.
  • Lead section
    The park was established in 1997. The ancient beech forests within the national park were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, because of their undisturbed nature and testimony to the ecological history of Europe since the Last Glacial Period.
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Wikidata: Kalkalpen National Park
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