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Harz National Park

National Park

Harz National Park protects part of the western Harz mountain range across the German states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, running from Herzberg and Bad Lauterberg in the south to Bad Harzburg and Ilsenburg on the northern slopes. About 95 percent of its roughly 247 square kilometers is forested, mainly with spruce and beech, and the park also contains bogs, granite outcrops and streams within the European Union's Natura 2000 network. The park in its current form dates to January 1, 2006, when the Lower Saxon Harz National Park, established in 1994, was merged with the Saxony-Anhalt Upper Harz National Park, established in 1990.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1990 2
Area (sq km)
24,703 2
Governing Body
Nationalparkverwaltung HarzLindenallee 3538855 Wernigerode 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
German national park administration (Nationalparkverwaltung) 1
Sources
1. Harz National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Nationalparkverwaltung Harz Lindenallee 35 38855 Wernigerode
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Harz National Park is a protected area in the German federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Nationalparkverwaltung HarzLindenallee 3538855 Wernigerode
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Nationalparkverwaltung HarzLindenallee 3538855 Wernigerode
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2. Wikidata: Harz National Park
  • Wikidata Q702540, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q702540 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q702540 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Germany, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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UNESCO International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme: Harz - Braunschweiger Land - Ostfalen UNESCO Global Geopark
UNESCO International Geoscience and Geoparks ProgrammeDescription
Quote, Description
The surrounding area is part of the Harz National Park
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