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	Harz National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Harz National Park is a nature reserve in Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
		Rare animals of the Harz National Park include the dipper, the black stork, peregrine falcon and especially the lynx.
		In its current form, the park was created in 2006 by joining the Harz National Park in Lower Saxony (created in 1994) with the Upper Harz National Park in Saxony-Anhalt (created in 1990).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harz_National_Park (193 words)

	Harz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Harz National Park is located in the Harz; it covers the Brocken and surrounding wilderness areas.
		Between 1945 and 1990 an international border ran through the Harz, the west belonging to the FRG and the east to the GDR.
		The Harz is divided into the Upper Harz (Oberharz) in the northwest and the Lower Harz (Unterharz) in the southeast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harz (387 words)

	A2Z Languages - Germany - Country Guide - National Parks
		This national park is situated in the North-East of Brandenburg, Germany.
		The Müritz National Park lies in the north-eastern lowlands of Germany.
		This national park protects the chalk cliffs along the Jasmund Peninsula.
	www.a2zlanguages.com /Germany/country_guide/national_parks.htm (868 words)

	Nationalpark Harz / Aktuell
		For this purpose, the managements of national parks have to integrate their territories into the tourism concepts of their particular regions in such a way that both nature conservation and the local economies flourish by letting the local people profit from the income obtained from national park visitors.
		National parks should in a special way awaken peoples' interest in nature through the natural beauty of its biotopes and allow encounters with original communities of life.
		No more national parks can be established at least in Central Europe and Germany, even though the primary demand for an extensive unspoiled state and original wilderness is particularly strong among people in densely populated areas.
	www.nationalpark-harz.de /aktuell/declaration_e.htm (1643 words)

	Harz Mountains
		There are two parks covering the area - the Harz National Park (western) and the Hochharz National Park (eastern), founded in the early 1990's after the reunification of Germany.
		Since the weather forecast for Berlin was rainy and the forecast for the Harz was partly sunny, we headed south towards the Harz.
		The Harz are the northernmost mountains in Germany, and only a couple hours' drive south of Hamburg.
	taylorrhome.dyndns.org /Germany/Harz.htm (301 words)

	~anniepou
		The Brocken is the highest peak of the HochHarz National Park, and of Northern Germany.
		The Harz National Park protects a variety of landscapes, one of the most important being the economic forest.
		The Harz National Park was founded in 1994.
	www.onlink.net /~anniepou (3007 words)

	English
		The Harz National Park stretches from the low mountain range near Herzberg in the southern part of the mountains, across the Harz massif to its northern slopes near Bad Harzburg and Ilsenburg.
		Being the first National Park in Germany covering two federal states since 2006, the Harz National Park in its eastern part in Sachsen-Anhalt consists of 8,900 ha land and was set up in 1990.
		With its geographical location, beautiful landscapes and characteristic natural, environmental set-up and layout, the Harz National Park region is one of the most significant recreational areas within Central Europe.
	www.gfn-harz.de /sites/eng.htm (3449 words)

	GSX1100G.com - 2003 German G Rally Harz National Park
		This mountainous region is also designated as Harz National Nature Park.
		Harz is a mountain range in the northern part of Germany, 1142 meters at its highest point.
		With hardly any traffic in the richly forested of East Harz, the curves of this region is a favourite among motorcyclists from Thuringen, Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia.
	www.gsx1100g.com /rally/2003harz (1515 words)

	Holiday Destination Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) - Harz
		The route leads through both the Harz and Hochharz national parks and the rangers will be happy to accompany you along a stretch of the route and let you in on some of nature's secrets.
		The Harz national park protects and develops a biodiverse mountainous landscape of woodland, moors, rivers and streams.
		You can walk in the footsteps of kings and emperors, discover world-class cultural highlights or enjoy the beauty of nature in our two national parks in the Harz.
	niedersachsen-tourism.de /en/regionen-staedte/regionen/harz/index.php (697 words)

	ELOIS - Eurasian lynx survey in Europe - Additional lynx occurrences
		The park consists of 158 km² and neighbours the national park Hochharz (federal state Sachsen-Anhalt), which is another 89 km².
		The responsible persons involved were convinced that immigration to and emigration from the national park is possible (information from the websites of the Harz national park as well as from the "Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Nationalparks e.V.").
		"The Wisla river in the north, the autostrada Poznan-Warsaw-Moscow as main west-east traffic junction in the south, the big town Sochaczew with 20’000 inhabitants in the west and the capital Warsaw directly at the eastern border of the park make the Kampinoski National Park an island of nature surrounded by civilization." (BÖER et al.
	www.cx.unibe.ch /ivv/kora/en/proj/elois/online/populations/addocc/main.htm (3746 words)

	Holiday Destination Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) - Conservation Areas
		Seals, shrimps, crabs and shellfish in the Wadden Sea national park, the lynx, fox, black woodpecker, wren, wild boar and red deer in the Harz national park.
		Whilst in the national parks, its quite clear that the animal and plant worlds come first, in the nature parks, residents and visitors are given higher priority.
		In the natural parks it is the meeting of man with nature and the countryside that is at the fore.
	www.tourismusniedersachsen.de /en/lust-auf-natur/schutzgebiete (251 words)

	Nationalpark Hochharz
		The Upper Harz National Park, with a surface area of about 59 km², is dominated by expansive forests of mountain spruce, interspersed with open formations of moor, low scrub and rock.
		Spruce, beech, deer and air specimens have been drawn from the Upper Harz National Park since 1991, both to begin as early as possible with collecting evidence of pollution levels on the former territory of the GDR and also as preparation for routine sampling procedures.
		An ordinance issued in September 1990 declared this area a National Park, including a core zone with no forestry at all, a development zone where afforestation has begun on a nearly natural basis, and a rehabilitation zone with forestry management.
	www.umweltbundesamt.de /specimen/upb44.htm (229 words)

	Suggested Itineraries & Touring Routes for the Harz Mountains
		The Harz National Park overlaps the boarder between the states of Lower Saxony and Saxony Anhalt in northern Germany and was declared a protected area in 1994.
		Some of the park’s highlights include Germany’s largest wooden church, a ‘unicorn’ cave and more than 20 mines, which are open to the public.
		Visitors can also take a trip on the "Harzer Schmalspurbahn", a narrow-gauge steam railway with a rail network stretching over a length of 130 km.
	www.germany-tourism.co.uk /pages/itineraries_harz.html (157 words)

	harzrand_engl
		I dare to make a short trip into the park, there are sites for various open air sport activities like chess, tennis, squash, boccia etc. There is a training site for golfers as well where they exercise for the big "hole in one".
		The circuit sections until now clinch the Harz mountain like tongs and the last missing section is from Thale to Wippra.
		The Harz mountains are a highly developped touristic region.
	www.tu-bs.de:8080 /~wittram/reisen/Harzrand/harzrand4_engl.html (1700 words)

	harz.html
		A large part of the Harz belong to the Harz National Park, which is recognized as one of the most fascinating Middle Mountains areas of Europe.
		The Harz are the number-one "Middle Mountains" of Germany.
		The park is blanketed with various types of forest, moorland, and many lakes and rivers.
	www.uwm.edu /Dept/IWA/TOURS/GERMANY/harz.html (313 words)

	Infos
		The forests of the "National Park Harz" invite to restful walks and eventful wanderings.
		Bad Grund is the oldest town in the upper Harz mountains.
		In the exotic forest (Arboretum), unique in the Harz mountains, grows thousand of exotic trees and bushes
	www.harz-urlaub.de /harz-urlaub-engl/gastgeber/orte/badgrund/page/infos.htm (62 words)

	harz
		Travels in Harz National Park and surrounding towns
	myweb.cableone.net /evolve14/Harz.htm (119 words)

	Panorama Hotel Ilsenburg. Ilsenburg (Sachsen-Anhalt), Germany - Discounted rates at bookings.net
		Enjoy the gentle peace of nature at our 4** Superior Wellness Hotel amidst the national park Harz**.
		Have a beautiful panorama view of the small town Ilseburg and the Harz country and feel comfortable in the generous, elegant and affectionately furnished rooms.
		Parking (fee required), Restaurant, Bar, Non Smoking Rooms.
	bookings.net /hotel/de/panorama-ilsenburg.en.html (487 words)

	Youth-Camps
		The International Youth Camp is organised by the host park in conjunction with the EUROPARC Headquarters in Grafenau (D).
		• Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal and Baixa Limia
		Transfrontier youth camp: Argentera Nature Park, Italy and Mercantour National Park, France
	www.europarc.org /international/data/youth-camps.htm (184 words)

	Hotel Kaiserworth Location
		Goslar, magical Imperial town with 46,000 inhabitants on the northern edge of the National Park Harz.
		There where the National Park Harz is the most beautiful lies, at 600-726 m above sea level, the pure air spa Hahnenklee-Bockswiese.
		One of the most romantic valleys in the Harz is the Oker River Valley, south of the Goslar district of Oker.
	www.kaiserworth.de /english/hotel/e-lage.htm (479 words)

	Sankt Andreasberg - Die Bergstadt im Oberharz - The mining town high in the Harz
		A slide show gives you a taste of the richness the Harz National Park has to offer: information that is fun for the entire familiy.
		This is St. Andreasberg, the alpine skiing centre of the Harz.
		This is due to the favourable climate high in the Harz mountains.
	www.sankt-andreasberg.de /gb/172.shtml (538 words)

	Rügen 2004
		We were planning to spend the day in the Müritz National Park just east off Waren.
		We got back to the parking site at 3:30 p.m., so the hike took us 2 hours with just one short break, and we were back in Wegeleben an hour later.
		and 3 hours later we reached the town of Goslar in the Harz region.
	www.katjamaue.de /Ruegen-2004/Ruegen-2004_EN1.htm (955 words)

	Ananova - Park ranger 'sees off British army'
		Colin Gordon, chief liaison officer of the British armed forces in Germany, said it was an "isolated incident" and promised no "British in uniforms or military vehicles" would be seen in the Harz national park again.
		He said British troops had now been briefed about the importance of the national park following the incident - and that the soldiers in the park had simply made a mistake with their location.
		But Mr Peukert, who has worked as a park ranger for 10 years, said: "Carrying out military manoeuvres in national parks is forbidden.
	www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_1698760.html?menu= (302 words)

	Floralp - topic search
		Retezat National Park was created in 1935, the first park in Romania set up to preserve the beauty of the mountains and to protect rare and endemic plants.
		The following five habitats are the most significant for Biodiversity in the Northumberland National Park: Moorland, Bog, Species-rich hay meadows, Ancient woodland, Rivers, burns and lakes.
		The Lake District National Park covers 2,292 km2, approximately 1% of Great Britain's land area.
	www01.wsl.ch /Floralp/FMPro?-db=floralp.fp5&-lay=Eingabe&-format=t_search.html&topic=forest&-token=forest&-max=10&-find (454 words)

	Hotel Viktoria Luise
		Blankenburg - Romanic Monastery "Michaelsten", Rock Castle "Regenstein", Baroque Garden of Blankenburg Castle; City of Quedlinburg - UNESCO World heritage; Wernigerode- steame engine railway to the Brocken, National Park Harz
		The Hotel Viktoria Luise is nesteled in a forrest rich surroundings of the Harz mountains on the south side of the "Devils wall", a sand stone rock massiv with a majestic view to the castle of Blankenburg, it`s baroque gardens and the historical city centre.
		Reception, fire - place room, wine cellar, managed sun terrace, sauna and massage, parking lots directly at the hotel.
	www.infohub.com /Lodgings/lodging_pages/2139.html (201 words)

	Holiday Destination Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) - Winter Fun from the Harz Mountains to the North Sea!
		The town offers every type of winter sport from alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing and tobogganing to winter walks in the Harz national park.
		In February the national park authority offers visitors of all ages winter fun of various types for three days under the slogan “Play, fun and sport”.
		The Autostadt will be opening its “WinterWorld” on the 27th November at 8 pm with a big light show which will light up the park with festive illuminations.
	www.niedersachsen-tourism.de /en/aktiv-vital/wintervergnuegen/index.php (753 words)

	EUROEM 2004
		After a guided tour we enter the Harz National Park and get on the "Harzer Schmalspurbahn", a narrow-gauge railway, which takes us on top of the "Brocken", the highest peak of the Harz.
		Description: Starting from Magdeburg, the bus takes us about 80 km southwest towards the Harz National Park.
		Afterwards it is time to visit the "New Palace" within the Sanssouci Park.
	www.euroem.org /social.html (460 words)

	TOPAS
		Maurilio Cipparone, presidente.arp@parchilazio.it, member of the board of Directors of the Italian National Federation of Parks and protected Areas, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, Italy
		Among the partner organisations there are a number of national environmental education organisations, as well as European umbrella organisations.
	www.nna.de /topas/partners.htm (264 words)

	German Life: October/November 2002
		We pulled into a parking area at the edge of some woods and discovered a biginformation board with a map – the kind you see in National Parks in America.
		He shook his fists with incomparable delight while crossing the finish line at Hockenheim, and the crowd swelled with national pride.
		Except for several significant Germanic churches (such as St. Michael's in nearby Hildesheim, the Speyer, Worms, and Braunschweig cathedrals, and Quedlinburg's Stiftskirche St. Servatius, on an eastern flank of Harz terrain), the Kaiserpfalz's size outdoes every other Romanesque edifice in existence.
	www.webcom.com /gerlife/Archives/2002/0210-01.html (5094 words)

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