Regional natural park of the Vosges of North

The Regional natural park of the Vosges of North was born the December 30th 1975. Grouping 113 communes of a total population of 95 000 inhabitants, it is with horse on the departments of the the Low-Rhine and the the Moselle.

Belonging to the Reserve of Transborder Biosphere of the Vosges of North-Pfälzerwald, the park includes the septentrional part of the Vosgean massive .

See also: List of the communes of the Park

Some figures

130.500 hectares (1305 km ²)
113 communes
65% of forest cover is 83.000 hectares (45% of leafy trees, 30% of coniferous tree, mixed 25%)
2.200 hectares of orchards
600 hectares of natural sites under legal protection
Point culmiant: the Large Wintersberg with 581 meters
2.600 km of routes of hiking, equestrian, VTT or touring cyclists marked out on the Park, including 1.700 by the Vosgean Club
35 strong castles on sandstone spurs and 2 castles Rebirth
26 museums and exposures related on the history, the popular traditions or technical and artistic know-how
113 historic buildings and sites, classified or registered
5 works of the Line Maginot

Nature

The forest

detailed Article: the forest in the Park

The Vosges of North gather several forest mediums such as the hêtraie, the oak grove, the alder plantation or the Pinède on Tourbe. The latter shelter a vegetable crowd of animal and such as the black Pic, the odorous Aspérule, the Mélampyre of the meadows or the Populage of the marshes.

Wetlands

detailed Article: wetlands in the Park

Many the Brook X, pond S, Marsh, Roselière S, waste lands as well as rare the Peaty S with Sphaigne S joined together within the Reserve of the Rocks and Peat bogs of the Country of Bitche, shelter them also a fauna and a very particular Flore: Potamot S, Buttercup S, Dragonfly S, grèbes, locustelle and famous the épipactis of the marshes, gracious a Orchis.

Rocks

detailed Article: rocks in the Park

The cliffs, rocks, undergrounds and roofs of medieval castles, very many in the area, shelter inter alia number of Oiseau X (Grand corbel, Choucas of the turns, Faucon kestrel and sometimes emblematic the Peregrine falcon…), of bats (Pipistrelle common commune, noctule, Barbastelle…) as well as Lizard S, Spider S, butterflies and salamanders.

Open mediums

detailed Article: mediums open in the Park

The open mediums present in the Park are varied: sandy lawns, traditional limestones, moors and orchards, sheltering Hawthorn S, Orchis S, gentians or of larks, crested owls and .

Habitat

detailed Article: Habitat in the Park

The Vosges of North are composed primarily of three characteristic types of habitat: the Piedmont, the Forest and the plate, differing as much by the provision of the built-up areas, the Architecture or the distribution of the grounds according to their use.

Inheritance

detailed Article: Inheritance of the Park

The area is rich of 37 castle-forts, of many museums, sites archaeological or of a rich person religious heritage.

Economy

detailed Article: Economy of the Park

The economy of the Vosges of North rests primarily on the Agriculture, the Arboriculture, the Viticulture, the work of the Bois, the sandstone, the Fer and the crystal.

External bonds

http://temoignages.20mn.com // " Testimonys of Pierre" : Exposure of troglodytic photographs of the castle-forts of the Vosges of North, presented to the Castle of Lichtenberg and the Company of History of Saverne.

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