Bavarian Rhön Nature Park
nature park in Bavaria, Germany
The Bavarian Rhön Nature Park (Naturpark Bayerische Rhön) straddles the junction of the German states of Bavaria,
Hesse and Thuringia. 70 km2 of the total 125 km2 area of the nature park has been recognised by UNESCO as part of the Rhön Biosphere Reserve.
The organisation for the promotion of the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park (Zweckverband Naturpark Bayerische Rhön) was founded in 1967. On 26 November 1982 the regulation for the Naturpark Bayerische Rhön was issued and, in 1997, the Zweckverband became the Society for the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park and Biosphere Reserve (Naturpark und Biosphärenreservat Bayer. Rhön e.V.).
Landscape
The nature park lies between the Spessart, Vogelsberg, Thuringian Forest, Haßberge and Steigerwald forest. It is characterised by mixed forests, streams of flowing water, moors, grassland and arid habitats.
Wasser Mountain, the highest peak of Rhön Mountains at 3,117 feet (950 metres), is in the nature park.
“Bavarian Rhön Nature Park” enters the record as nature park in Bavaria, Germany. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Bavarian, Rhön and Nature can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1279487. VIAF identifies the subject as 235687366. Authority coordinates are 50.300, 10.017. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1967, 1982 and 1997.
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