List of nature parks in Bavaria

Location of the nature parks in Bavaria

This sortable list contains all nature parks in Bavaria .

According to § 27 of the German BNatSchG , nature parks are large areas that are to be developed and maintained in a uniform manner. They should predominantly be landscape or nature reserves, have a large variety of species and biotopes and a landscape characterized by diverse uses.

Nature parks in Bavaria

Natural park	surface	Founded in
Altmuehltal Nature Park	2,966 km²	July 25, 1969
Ammergau Alps Nature Park	227 km²	2017
Augsburg Nature Park - Western Forests	1,225 km²	1974
Bavarian Spessart Nature Park	1,703 km²	1961
Bavarian Rhön Nature Park	1,236 km²	1967
Bavarian Forest Nature Park	2,782 km²	1967
Bergstrasse-Odenwald Nature Park	3,500 km²	1960
Fichtelgebirge Nature Park	1,011 km²	1971
Franconian Switzerland Nature Park - Franconian Jura	2,335 km²	1995
Frankenhöhe Nature Park	1,100 km²	1974
Franconian Forest Nature Park	1,023 km²	Apr 23, 1973
Nagelfluhkette Nature Park	247 km²	0Jan. 1, 2008
Haßberge Nature Park	817 km²	1974
Deer Forest Nature Park	278 km²	Dec 18, 2006
Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park	1,289 km²	1975
Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park	1,733 km²	1965
Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park	823 km²	1971
Steigerwald Nature Park	1,269 km²	1971
Steinwald Nature Park	230 km²	1970
Total: 19 areas	25,794 km²	June 2017

See also

• List of nature parks in Germany
• List of nature reserves in Bavaria
• List of landscape protection areas in Bavaria

Web links

Commons : Naturparks in Bayern  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bavarian State Office for the Environment (ed.): Green list of nature parks in Bavaria . Status: November 2014. ( pdf , lfu.bayern.de [accessed on August 6, 2016] Surface intersections based on: DFK status: 11/2014).

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