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National Parks in the Netherlands. In the 1960s, national parks in the Netherlands were defined as areas of at least 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) consisting of natural terrains, water and/or forests, with a special landscape and flora and fauna. [1] The first two national parks were founded in the 1930s by private organisations.
De Biesbosch National Park is one of the largest national parks in the Netherlands [2] and one of the last extensive areas of freshwater tidal wetlands in Northwestern Europe. The Biesbosch ('forest of sedges ' or 'rushwoods') consists of a large network of rivers and smaller and larger creeks with islands.
Pages in category "National parks of the Netherlands" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The park covers approximately 43 km 2 (17 sq mi) and attained national park status in 2002. The visitor center is located in the natural history museum Ecomare. In 1927 botanist Jac. P. Thijsse made an illustrated book about the flora and fauna on the island, and pointed out the major environmental values of the island.
The Drents-Friese Wold National Park is a national park in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Drenthe, covering more than 61 km 2 (24 sq mi), founded in 2000. It consists of forests, heath lands and drift-sands.
Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park is a national park in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It covers the southern part of the Utrecht Hill Ridge . When it was founded in 2003 the park covered 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) of heathlands, shifting sands, forests, grass lands and floodplains.
De Groote Peel National Park is a national park in De Peel, a region in the southeast of the Netherlands on the border between the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant.It has a size of 13.4 km 2 and preserves a peat bog that has remained partly untouched by peat cutting, which used to be extensive in the area.
Lauwersmeer National Park (Dutch: Nationaal Park Lauwersmeer) is a national park in the provinces of Friesland and Groningen in the Netherlands. It consists of the southern and eastern parts of the Lauwersmeer (previously Lauwerszee ).