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Ballons des Vosges Nature Park

Protected area in northeastern France

47°58′38″N 6°56′06″E / 47.97716038°N 6.93488367°E / 47.97716038; 6.93488367Area2,700 km² (1,000 sq mi)Established1989Governing bodyFédération des parcs naturels régionaux de FranceWebsitewww.parc-ballons-vosges.fr

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.

Image gallery

Landscapes

Mont Hohneck
Twilight
Landcap of Plateau des Mille Étangs
Viewpoint Château de Lœwenstein
Baerenthal dam

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

References

^ 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.
^ Comprendre le parc, official web site on