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Naturpark
Nassau
The nature park Nassau as a landscape conservation area is located within the Rhenish slate mountains and got an expansion of 590 km2. The valley of the river Lahn is the link between east and west. The park covers parts of the Westerwald, the Taunus and the middle Rhine valley with their typical biota.
Almost 100 breeding bird species, 21 dragonfly species, 36 locus species, 13 amphibian species and 8 reptilian species are native to this area.
Typical for the nature park are beech forests and on limy soils different orchid species.
A network of ca. 250 supra regional and 750 regional track paths in addition to many ride and cycle tracks offers varied recreation activities. Recommended places of excursion are the museums in Höhr- Grenzhausen and Nastätten as well as the numerous castle ruins like Nassau, Balduinstein, Katzenelnbogen, Diez, Braubach, Kamp- Bornhofen, Lahnstein and Arzbach.
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| Naturpark Nassau |
| Bachgasse 4 |
| D-56373 Nassau |
| Germany |
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02604 / 4368 |
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| Fax |
02604 / 4368 |
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Homepage |
| information about the park |
| region |
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Rheinland-Pfalz |
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| year of foundation |
| 1963 |
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| geographical position |
| nothern Rhineland-Palatinate |
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| size |
| 59,000 ha |
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| type of landscape |
| Mixed forest, stretch of running water, grassland, dry biotope; terrain: wavy |
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Nearly 100 brood bird species like hobby, hazel grouse, black woodpecker, water ouzela and kingfisher can be found. 21 dragon fly species, 36 locus species, 13 amphibian species and 8 reptilian species are existent. |
- species-rich flora and fauna
- fruit trees with tradtional sorts
- excursions
- guided tours to the mining places |
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