- Altmühl Valley Nature Park
- The Arnsberg Forest Nature Park
- Barnim Nature Park
- Bavarian Forest National Park
- Bavarian Forest Nature Park
- UNESCO-Berchtesgadener Land Biosphere
- Geo-Bergstrasse-Odenwald Nature Park
- Black Forest National Park
- Bliesgau UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
- Bourtanger Moor International Nature Park
- Düben Heath Nature Park
- Eifel National Park
- Elbe Riverside UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
- Erzgebirge Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
- Fichtel Mountain Nature Park
- Franconian Forest Nature Park
- Franconian Heights Nature Park
- Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Veldenstein Forest
- Hainich National Park
- UNESCO-Hamburg Wadden Sea Biosphere Reserve
- Nationalpark Hamburgisches Wattenmeer
- Harz National Park
- Harz Mountains Nature Park and Geopark
- Hoher Fläming Hills Nature Park
- Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park
- Holstein Switzerland Nature Park
- Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park
- Nationalpark Jasmund
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- UNESCO-Lake Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve
- Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park
- Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park
- UNESCO-Lower Saxony Wadden Sea Biosphere Reserve
- Lüneburg Heath Nature Park
- Müritz National Park
- Nagelfluhkette Nature Park
- North/Central Black Forest Nature Park
- Lower Oder Valley National Park
- UNESCO-Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve
- Peene Valley River Landscape Park
- Rhineland Nature Park
- Rhön UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
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- Saxon Switzerland National Park
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- UNESCO-Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve
- Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
- Soonwald-Nahe Nature Park
- UNESCO-South-East Rügen Biosphere Reserve
- Southern Black Forest Nature Park
- Spessart Hills Nature Park
- UNESCO-Spree Forest Biosphere Reserve
- Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park
- Steigerwald Nature Park
- UNESCO-Swabian Alb Biosphere
- Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park
- Szczecin Bay Nature Park
- TERRA.vita Nature Park and Geopark
- Taunus Hills Nature Park
- Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park
- Siebengebirge Nature Park
- The Thuringian Forest Biosphere Reserve
- The Thuringian Forest Nature Park
- Thuringian Slate Mountains/Upper Saale River Nature Park
- Uckermark Lakes Nature Park
- Upper Danube Nature Park
- UNESCO-Upper Lusatian Moorland Biosphere Reserve
- Usedom Island Nature Park
- The Vulkaneifel European Geopark and Nature Park
- Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft
- Weserbergland Nature Park
- Westhavelland Nature Park
- Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park
- Zittau Mountains Nature Park
- Berchtesgaden National Park
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The Erzgebirge Mountains/Vogtland: experience nature close-up
This 1495 square kilometre nature park is located in the south-west of Saxony and spans from Schönberg in Vogtland to Frauenstein in the eastern Ore Mountains. Visitors can go to the spa resort Oberwiesenthal which, at 1215 metres above sea level, is Germany's highest town and located in the centre of the park at the foot of the Fichtelberg mountain.
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The natural highlights of the park include hedged plains criss-crossed with clearance cairns and field trees, bogs in mountain ridges, numerous swampy moors in river valleys, frequently used mountain and wetland meadows, the remains of the Hercynian Forest and scores of old mines.
These sights are not only an inspiration to hikers but are also habitats for many rare animal and plant species that are endangered in Europe. The Eurasian pygmy owl, black grouse, kingfisher, freshwater pearl mussel and clouded yellow butterfly are just some of the exquisite, nationally-significant fauna that can be found here. Floral highlights include Alpine Clubmoss, fire lilies, arnica, as well as many species of gentian and domestic orchids.
Hundreds of kilometres of well-maintained hiking, cycle paths, bridle paths and ski trails take visitors through wide-ranging forests and romantic brook valleys to the most beautiful observation points and the region's most interesting historical buildings, heritage sites and museums. Countless nature trails have also been created so that visitors can experience nature close-up and come to understand it better.
Many signs of the region's mining heritage, as well as a number of visitor mines, can also be found across the countryside. Low average temperatures and high rainfall are ideal conditions for snow, and so the Erzgebirge mountains and Vogtland are a paradise for both winter sports enthusiasts and people looking for a traditional summer retreat from the surrounding urban areas. The most famous holiday and ski resorts are Schöneck, Klingenthal/Mühlleithen, Carlsfeld/Johanngeorgenstadt, Oberwiesenthal, Seiffen, Cämmerswalde/Holzhau and the spa resorts of Bad Elster and Bad Brambach.