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The Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park (German: Naturpark Maas-Schwalm-Nette; Dutch: Grenspark Maas-Swalm-Nette) or NMSM is a cross-border nature park in Germany and the Netherlands, which was founded in 2002. It is a regionally important recreation area.




Description


The park has an area of 870 km2. Its name comes from the major rivers that flow through it, the Maas (English: Meuse), Schwalm and Nette.
The park is often confused with the Schwalm-Nette Nature Park which was founded in 1965 and has since been integrated into the NMSN.
It covers an area that includes the counties of Kleve, Viersen and Heinsberg as well as the town of Mönchengladbach in Germany and in the municipalities of Roermond, Roerdalen, Venlo, Echt-Susteren, Leudal and Maasgouw in the Netherlands.
Within the Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park is the nature reserve of Krickenbecker Seen with its four lakes that were formed by peat cutting. On the territory of Niederkrüchten lies the only juniper heath of the Lower Rhine Region, surrounded by the Elmpter Schwalmbruch. In addition the Kaldenkirchen Border Forest (Nettetal) with its arboretum, the Sequoia Farm and the geo-hydrological water garden is part of the park.
21 visitor centres provide information about the landscape, art, nature, culture and history of the park. Numerous excursions and activities are also offered.
Its water balance was and is affected by the brown coal open-cast pits south of Mönchengladbach. After the Garzweiler I pit had been exhausted, work began on Garzweiler II. This is slowly approaching Mönchengladbach and also the NMSN.




Information centres



in Germany
Haus Püllen nature park centre in Wachtendonk
Krickenbecker Seen information centre in Nettetal
Nature park information point at Brüggen Castle
Wildenrath Nature Park Centre near Wegberg
in the Netherlands
Groote Heide information centre near Venlo
Visitor centre of the De Meinweg National Park near Herkenbosch




Nature reserve facilities


NABU nature reserve centre (Naturschutzhof) in Nettetal-Sassenfeld
NABU nature reserve station at Haus Wildenrath




Museums and other facilities


in Germany
Lower Rhine Open-Air Museum in Grefrath
Die Scheune Textile Museum in Nettetal-Hombergen
Landschaftshof Baerlo in Nettetal-Leutherheide with "green classroom"
Geo-hydrological water garden in Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen
Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm – arboretum
Hunting and natural history museum, Brüggen Castle, Brüggen
Schrofmühle mill in Wegberg-Rickelrath
Beecker Flax Museum in Beeck (Wegberg)
in the Netherlands
Kinderboerderij Hagehof near Venlo, a farm for children
Botanische Tuin, Jochum-Hof in Steyl has hiesige plants and a Mediterranean garten
Visitor centre Towana en keramiekcentrum Tiendschuur in Tegelen offers insights into the hiesige manufacture of pottery
De Kookboerderij en De Historische Groentehof in Beesel; a cooking studio in an old farmyard
St. Elisabethshof NME Centre en Strekkmuseum Leudal in Haelen with local history museum
The Roerstreek Museum in Roermond with inter alia archaeological finds
Das Bijen visitor centre in Mariahoop provides information on the world of bees




Film


Bilderbuch Germany: Der Nature parks Maas-Schwalm-Nette. Documentary, 45 min., a film by Tilman Jens, produced by: WDR, first broadcast: 8 July 2007, Contents




See also


List of nature parks in Germany
List of lakes of Germany




References






External links



Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
Schwalm-Nette Nature Park

51.311167°N 6.177621°E / 51.311167; 6.177621

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• Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park
• Schwalm (Meuse)
• Nettetal
• Wildenrath
• Nette (Niers)
• List of nature parks in Germany
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• Wegberg