Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve
The Franco-German Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve (German: Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Nordvogesen, French: Réserve de biosphère transfrontalière des Vosges du Nord-Forêt palatine) was created in 1998 as the first UNESCO trans-boundary biosphere reserve in Europe. The German part became the 12th of 16 biosphere reserves in Germany[1], and the French part, the 6th of 14 in France.
The biosphere reserve is a fusion of the older Palatinate Forest Nature Park in Germany and Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park in France, covering a total area of 3,018 km², with 1,809.7 km² in Germany and 1208.3 km² in France respectively.[2]
Geography
Location
The biosphere reserve lies in the Palatinate Forest and in the North Vosges on the boundary between the southwest German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the northeast French region of Grand Est.
Gallery
- Biosphere house in Fischbach near Dahn
- Platforms on the Baumwipfel Path
- View from the Baumwipfel Path looking down
- Biosphere experience path in Fischbach
- Helmbachweiher lake
See also
- Palatinate Forest Nature Park, German part
- Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, French part
References
External links
- Official website
- Palatinate Forest Nature Park
- Vosges du Nord RegionalNature Park (French)
49°04′N 7°38′E / 49.06°N 7.64°E / 49.06; 7.64