• Source: Fichtel Mountain Nature Park

The Fichtel Mountain Nature Park (German: Naturpark Fichtelgebirge) lies in the tri-border area of Saxony, the Czech Republic and Bavaria and has an area of 1,020 km2 (390 sq mi). It is maintained by the Naturpark Fichtelgebirge e. V. in Wunsiedel.




Landscape


The Fichtel Mountains, with their expanse of forests and pasture land, lie on the intersection between the Thuringian Forest, Franconian Forest, Upper Palatine Forest and Ore Mountains. The Fichtel is Germany's main watershed and is a source of the rivers Main, Saale, Ohře and Naab. The highest elevations are the Schneeberg at 1,051 metres (3,448 ft) and the Ochsenkopf at 1,024 metres (3,360 ft). Its main towns are Wunsiedel and Marktredwitz.




Leisure


Sporting pursuits in the area include walking, swimming, cycling and mountain biking, and, in winter skiing and ice-skating.




Nature park information points


There are the following information points:

Grassemann Open Air Museum (Freilandmuseum Grassemann)
Forestry, special exhibitions, subject-specific events
Grassemann 3, 95485 Warmensteinach
Weißenstadt Information Shack (Infoscheune Weißenstadt)
Water – source of life
Bayreuther Straße, 95163 Weißenstadt
Kleiner Johannes Mining Information Point (Bergwerksinformationsstelle "Kleiner Johannes")
Mining and geology
Altes Bergwerk 1, 95659 Arzberg
Häuselloh Quarry (Schausteinbruch Häuselloh)
Extraction and working of granite
Europäische Natur- und Kulturlandschaft Häuselloh e. V, Hans Popp, Dürrloh 3 95100 Selb
Zell Information Point (Informationsstelle Zell)
The Fichtel Mountains cultural landscape - varied habitats
Rathaus, Bahnhofstraße 10, 95239 Markt Zell im Fichtelgebirge




See also


List of nature parks in Germany




References



Franz X. Bogner: Das Fichtelgebirge im Luftbildportrait. Ellwanger Verlag 2008, ISBN 978-3-925361-68-5.




External links


Fichtel Mountain Nature Park (in German)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Fichtel Mountain Nature Park
• Fichtel Mountains
• Schneeberg (Fichtel Mountains)
• Ore Mountains
• List of nature parks in Germany
• Steinwald
• Kemnath
• List of mountains of Bavaria
• Mechlenreuth
• Bavarian Forest