Parque Natural de Somiedo
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The Parque Natural de Somiedo is a nature park and biosphere reserve in the northern Spanish province of Asturias .
description
The park has an area of 291 km². The highest point is the El Cornón mountain with a height of 2,194 m.
About 1600 people live in the entire nature park. Somiedo is part of the UNESCO project Man and the Biosphere , which is concerned with integrating settlements with low population densities into nature according to strict ecological rules.
The nature park is not unknown to alpine tourists and is mentioned in most travel guides about northern Spain as a special hiking area.
history
The area was declared a nature park in 1988. The Parque Natural de Somiedo is the oldest natural park in Spain. In 2000, the park was declared a biosphere reserve .
fauna
The largest brown bear population in Spain lives in this nature park with a number of approx. 160 animals. In addition, here come Pyrenean chamois , wild boars, wolves and wild cats before.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parque Natural de Somiedo , accessed November 11, 2015.
Web links
- Hiking routes in Somiedo Natural Park
- Nature conservation organization FAPAS (German and Spanish)
Grazalema (1977) | Ordesa-Viñamala (1977) | Montseny (1978) | Doñana (1980) | Mancha Húmeda (1980) | La Palma (1983) | Marismas del Odiel (1983) | Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas (1983) | Urdaibai (1984) | Sierra Nevada (1986) | Cuenca Alta del Río Manzanares (1992) | Lanzarote (1993) | Menorca (1993) | Sierra de las Nieves y su Entorno (1995) | Cape Gata-Nijar (1997) | Bardenas Reales (2000) | El Hierro Island (2000) | Muniellos (2000) | Somiedo (2000) | Redes (2001) | Sierra Morena pasture landscape (2002) | Terras do Miño (2002) | Valle de Laciana (2003) | Monfragüe (2003) | Picos de Europa (2003) | Valle de Jubera, Leza, Cidacos and Alhama (2003) | Babia (2004) | Alto de Bernesga (2005) | Área de Allariz (2005) | Gran Canaria (2005) | Los Argüellos (2005) | Los Valles de Omaña y Luna (2005) | Sierra del Rincon (2005) | Las Sierras de Béjar y Francia (2006) | Los Ancares Leoneses (2006) | Os Ancares Lucenses y Montes de Cervantes, Navia y Becerrea (2006) | Intercontinental Mediterranean Biosphere Reserve (2006) | Rio Eo, Oscos y Terras Buron (2007) | Fuerteventura (2009) | Xurés (2009) | La Gomera (2012) | Las Ubinas – La Mesa (2012) | Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mande (2013) | Terres de l'Ebre (2013) | San Ildefonso – El Espinar (2013) | Meseta Iberica (2015) | Anaga Mountains (2015) | Tagus / Tejo (2016) | Ponga (2018) | Alto Turia (2019) | La Siberia (2019) | Valle del Cabriel (2019)