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      • Hainich National Park (German: Nationalpark Hainich), founded on December 31, 1997, is the 13th national park in Germany and the only one in Thuringia. One of the main objectives of the park is the protection of an ancient native beech forest.
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  2. Hainich National Park (German: Nationalpark Hainich), founded on December 31, 1997, is the 13th national park in Germany and the only one in Thuringia. One of the main objectives of the park is the protection of an ancient native beech forest.

  3. Dec 31, 1997 · Hainich is a ridge in Western Thuringia in the middle of the tri-city area of Eisenach, Bad Langensalza and Mühlhausen. With a surface area of 160 km 2, it is the largest coherent deciduous woodland in Germany. Its southern part (75 km 2) was designated as a national park on 31 December 1997.

  4. Many things! It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the only national park in Thuringia, you can observe wild cats and walk through its treetops. But one thing at a time. A very special place. Deciduous forests are no longer as widespread in Germany as one might think. Beech trees in particular have become rare.

  5. UNESCO World Natural Heritage. Hainich National Park. The National Park protects the largest unexploited area of deciduous woodland in Germany. Here, nature takes care of itself. Wilderness. Here you can get an idea what the primeval forests of Central Europe might have looked like in ancient times. Winter.

  6. At the Hainich National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage region, world history comes face to face with the miracle of nature. The former military exclusion zone is now the largest unbroken area of mixed deciduous forest in Europe.

  7. History. On its way back to a primeval forest. For decades, Hainich was a restricted military zone. Therefore, large areas of the woodland were hardly entered and not used, so the forest stand there was able to develop undisturbed. The woodland is at its most pristine around the former shooting ranges.

  8. Mar 28, 2015 · The broadleaf forest of the Hainich area in Thüringen with its ancient beeches and more than 8,600 animal species is a protected national park and is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site. More ...

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