Bavarian Forest National Park

Bavarian Forest National Park
(*Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald*)
Bavarian Forest National Park ; (Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald)
IUCN category II (national park)
	Landscape typical of the Bavarian Forest National Park: rocky granite bedrock and mixed forest of Norway spruce and common beech
Location	Webseiten des Nationalparks; Freyunger Straße 2; 94481 Grafenau
Coordinates	48°58′N 13°23′E
Area	24,217 ha (93.50 sq mi)
Established	7 Oct 1970

The Bavarian Forest National Park (German: Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald) is a national park in the Eastern Bavarian Forest immediately on Germany's border with the Czech Republic. It was founded on 7 October 1970 as the first national park in Germany. Since its expansion on 1 August 1997 it has covered an area of 24,250 hectares. Together with the neighbouring Czech Bohemian Forest the Bavarian Forest forms the largest contiguous area of forest in Central Europe.

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