Eifel National Park
The Eifel National Park (German: Nationalpark Eifel) is the 14th national park in Germany and the first in North Rhine-Westphalia. The park was founded in 2004, and is classified as a "national park in development".
| Eifel National Park | |
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| Nationalpark Eifel | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
View from Kermeter of the Urft Reservoir | |
Germany | |
| Location | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Nearest city | Mechernich, Düren, Aachen |
| Coordinates | 50.6166667°N 6.4333333°E |
| Area | 10,700 ha (26,400 acres) |
| Established | 1 January 2004 |
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Eifel National Park is part of the much larger High Fens – Eifel Nature Park, a cross-border protection between Germany and Belgium established in 1960.
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