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Ballons des Vosges Nature Park
Protected area in northeastern France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges) is a protected area of woodland, pasture, wetland, farmland and historical sites in the regions of Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1989.[1] 187 communes belonging to the departments of Haut-Rhin, Vosges, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort are members of the park, which hosts 238,000 inhabitants.[2] It is one of the largest and most populated French regional parks. A wide range of habitats available in the park benefit a variety of wildlife such as boreal owl, lynx, peregrine falcon, western capercaillie, Dianthus superbus, cranberry and Drosera.
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- Landscapes
Mont Hohneck
Twilight
Landcap of Plateau des Mille Étangs
Viewpoint Château de Lœwenstein
Baerenthal dam
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- Culture
Fleckenstein ruins
Graufthal village
Cave-houses in Graufthal
Château de La Petite-Pierre
A permanent exhibition in the Munster park's headquarters
Map of the nature park
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