Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Franconian Jura

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Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Franconian Jura
Situation in Germany

Situation in Germany

location Upper Franconia , Middle Franconia , Upper Palatinate
surface 2,335.44 km²
Identifier NP-00009
Geographical location 49 ° 46 '  N , 11 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 46 '10 "  N , 11 ° 24' 24"  E
Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Franconian Jura (Bavaria)
Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Franconian Jura
Setup date 1968
Framework plan Development of the natural park
administration Association of Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park eV
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Logo of the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park

The Franconian Switzerland - Franconian Jura Nature Park, founded in 1968 (Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park until 2018) is a nature park in northern Bavaria . Its extent is almost congruent with the natural spatial main unit of the Northern Franconian Alb , although the nature park is somewhat larger.

With an area of ​​2346 km², it is the second largest nature park in Bavaria after the Altmühltal nature park. The nature park is sponsored by the association Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz-Veldensteiner Forst e. V. based in Pottenstein . The current limits were laid down in an ordinance in 1995.

landscape

The heartland of the nature park is Franconian Switzerland with its romantic valley cuts, wide Jura plateaus, rocks, caves and numerous castles. In the east of the nature park lies the closed forest area of ​​the Veldenstein Forest with pines and deer population. The Dolomitkuppenalb as well as the north of the landscapes Hersbrucker Alb and Oberpfälzer Jura are also part of the nature park.

Regions

The nature park extends over parts of the administrative districts of Middle Franconia , Upper Franconia and Upper Palatinate .

The Bayreuth district is largely part of the nature park area; it also includes parts of the districts of Bamberg , Forchheim , Kulmbach , Lichtenfels , Neustadt an der Waldnaab , Nürnberger Land and Amberg-Sulzbach .

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Wiesenttal, panoramic view from the Neideck castle ruins

Protected areas

The Franconian Switzerland - Veldenstein Forest Nature Park was officially designated as a nature park on July 14, 1995 by ordinance on September 1, 1995.

Nature reserves (NSG)

Gaabsweiher nature reserve

Landscape protection areas

Large parts of the nature park are designated as landscape protection areas (LSG):

  • Schobertsberg in the Bayreuth district, (LSG-00292.01, WDPA: 395769)
  • Sackdillinger-Krottenseer Forst, (LSG-00191.17, WDPA: 395672)
  • Designation of the LSG Northern Jura, (LSG-00543.01, WDPA: 396094)
  • Breitenstein with Steinberg, (LSG-00191.01, WDPA: 395660)
  • LSG Franconian Switzerland - Veldensteiner Forst in the administrative region of Upper Franconia, (LSG-00556.01, WDPA: 396107)
  • LSG Upper Rotmaintal, (LSG-00532.01, WDPA: 396065)
  • LSG within the Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Veldensteiner Forest (formerly protection zone), (LSG-00566.01, WDPA: 396116)
  • LSG Sophienberg, (LSG-00038.01, WDPA: 395475)

leisure

hike

In addition to numerous local and regional hiking trails, the more than 500 km long Frankenweg and the Franconian Mountain Trail , opened in 2007 , run from Blankenstein on the Saxon Saale to Hersbruck .

literature

  • Erich Walter: Wild plants in Franconian Switzerland and in the Veldenstein Forest. Hof 1988

See also

Web links

Commons : Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.infranken.de/regional/forchheim/naturpark-fraenkische-schweiz-benennt-sich-um-frankenjura-statt-veldensteiner-forst;art216,3496047 renaming (accessed on June 14, 2020)
  2. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
    • Map service landscapes shows the boundaries of individual partial landscapes and makes landscape profiles with area information (80xxx = Northern Franconian Alb) clickable
    • Map service for protected areas shows mountain heights down to TK 25;
      Nature reserves, FFH areas, nature parks (each with area information), main units and communal boundaries can be displayed
  3. ↑ landkreis.nuernberger-land.de, Ordinance on the "Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Veldensteiner Forest" (accessed on November 14, 2017)
  4. ↑ www.protectedplanet.net: Schobertsberg in the Bayreuth district (accessed on June 4, 2016)
  5. ↑ www.protectedplanet.net: Sackdillinger-Krottenseer Forst (accessed on June 4, 2016)
  6. ↑ www.protectedplanet.net: Designation of the LSG Nördlicher Jura (accessed on June 4, 2016)
  7. ↑ www.protectedplanet.net: Breitenstein with Steinberg (accessed on June 4, 2016)
  8. ↑ www.protectedplanet.net: LSG Fränkische Schweiz - Veldensteiner Forst in the administrative region of Upper Franconia (accessed on June 4, 2016)
  9. ↑ www.protectedplanet.net: LSG Oberes Rotmaintal (accessed on June 4, 2016)
  10. ↑ www.protectedplanet.net: LSG within the Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Veldensteiner Forest (formerly protection zone) (accessed on June 4, 2016)
  11. ↑ www.protectedplanet.net: LSG Sophienberg (accessed on June 4, 2016)