High Fläming Nature Park
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| High Fläming Nature Park | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location: | Brandenburg, Germany |
| Nearest city: | Belzig |
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| Area: | 827 km² |
| Established: | November 28, 1997 |
| Governing body: | Naturparkverwaltung Hoher Fläming |
High Fläming Nature Park is a 827 km² nature park in Potsdam-Mittelmark district in the German state Brandenburg. It is one of 11 nature parks in the state of Brandenburg. In 1997, it was declared a nature park by the State Minister for the Environment.
It is located about 80 km south of Berlin and Potsdam and covers the higher parts of the Fläming hill chain. The highest elevation is the Hagelberg (200,24 m).
About 27.000 people are living in the area. Belzig is the central town in the park. Other towns in the Park include Wiesenburg/Mark, Görzke, Niemegk and Brück. The population density is 30 inhabitants per km².
About half of the area are forests, the other half is agricultural land. There are very few lakes, but there are some clear creeks and small rivers that are habitat for some protected species.
There is a visitor center in Rabenstein/Fläming offering information, an interesting exhibition, a bike rental and a shop with regional products.
[edit] External links
- High Fläming Nature Park (German)
