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List of national parks of the Netherlands

National Parks in the Netherlands

National parks in the Netherlands were defined in the 1960s as areas of at least 10 km² consisting of natural terrains, water and/or forests, with a special landscape and flora and fauna.

The first two national parks were founded in the 1930s by private organisations. The first official national park, on Schiermonnikoog, was not established until 1989. The most recent national park to have been established is the De Alde Feanen National Park, in April 2006.[1] In 2009 the Weerribben national park was extended with the Wieden area, bringing the total area covered by national parks to 10.500 ha.

National parks

Name park Province Size[2] Established
Lauwersmeer National Park Groningen, Friesland 6.000 ha 2003
Schiermonnikoog National Park Friesland 5.400 ha 1989
Alde Feanen National Park Friesland 4.000 ha 2006
Drents-Friese Wold National Park Drenthe, Friesland 6.100 ha 2000
Dwingelderveld National Park Drenthe 3.700 ha 1991
Drentsche Aa National Landscape Drenthe 10.600 ha 2002
De Weerribben-Wieden National Park Overijssel 10.500 ha 1992 / 2009
Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park Overijssel 2.740 ha 2004
Veluwezoom National Park Gelderland 5.000 ha 1930
Hoge Veluwe National Park Gelderland 5.400 ha 1935
Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park Utrecht 6.000 ha 2003
Dunes of Texel National Park North Holland 4.300 ha 2002
Zuid-Kennemerland National Park North Holland 3.800 ha 1995
Oosterschelde National Park Zeeland 37.000 ha 2002
De Biesbosch National Park North Brabant, South Holland 7.100 ha 1994
De Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park North Brabant, Antwerp (Belgium) 3.750 ha 2001
De Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park North Brabant 3.400 ha 2002
De Groote Peel National Park Limburg/North Brabant 1.340 ha 1993
Maasduinen National Park Limburg 4.200 ha 1996
Meinweg National Park Limburg 1.700 ha 1995

Images and maps from the National Parks

  • Lauwersmeer National Park

  • Map of Lauwersmeer National Park

  • Schiermonnikoog National Park

  • Map of Schiermonnikoog National Park

  • Alde Feanen National Park

  • Map of Alde Feanen National Park

  • Drents-Friese Wold National Park

  • Map of Drents-Friese Wold National Park

  • Dwingelderveld National Park

  • Map of Dwingelderveld National Park

  • Drentsche Aa National Landscape

  • Map of Drentse Aa National Park

  • Weerribben-Wieden National Park

  • Map of Weerribben-Wieden National Park

  • Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park

  • Map of Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park

  • Veluwezoom National Park

  • Map of Veluwezoom National Park

  • Hoge Veluwe National Park

  • Map of Hoge Veluwe National Park

  • Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park

  • Map of Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park

  • Dunes of Texel National Park

  • Map of Dunes of Texel National Park

  • Zuid-Kennemerland National Park

  • Map of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park

  • Oosterschelde National Park

  • Map of Oosterschelde National Park

  • Biesbosch National Park

  • Map of Biesbosch National Park

  • Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park

  • Map of Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park

  • Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park

  • Map of Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park

  • Groote Peel National Park

  • Map of Groote Peel National Park

  • Maasduinen National Park

  • Map of Maasduinen National Park

  • Meinweg National Park

  • Map of Meinweg National Park

Footnote

  1. ^ A brochure in English with short information on all the Dutch National Parks is online available
  2. ^ Nationale Parken in Nederland. The Hague: Ministry of LNV. 2005.

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