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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.
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.
The island is a popular place to visit, especially the beaches. Because the island is isolated, because the use of cars by visitors is forbidden and because there are very few inhabitants and farmers on the island, it is one of the best protected Dutch national parks. There is a visitors centre in the village of Schiermonnikoog.
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.
Dutch conservationist Jac. P. Thijsse first wrote about a possible national park between Bloemendaal and the North Sea Canal in 1944. As a result, the national park De Kennemerduinen was established in 1950. [3] The Zuid-Kennemerland National Park was established in 1995.
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.
De Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park (duinen = dunes) is a national park situated in the south of the Netherlands, between the cities of Tilburg, Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch. It has been designated as a national park since 2002. It is 35 km 2 (14 mile²) in area, and located in the municipalities of Loon op Zand, Heusden, and Vught.
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