Lorraine Regional Natural Park

Lorraine Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Lorraine)
Protected Area
Country France
State Meuse
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Moselle
Region Lorraine
Coordinates 48°53′23″N 6°02′39″E / 48.88967°N 6.04428°E / 48.88967; 6.04428Coordinates: 48°53′23″N 6°02′39″E / 48.88967°N 6.04428°E / 48.88967; 6.04428

Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de Lorraine) is a protected area of pastoral countryside in the Lorraine region of northeastern France. The park covers a total area of 205,000 hectares (510,000 acres).[1] The parkland spreads between the cities of Metz and Nancy and spans three departments.[2]

Ancient ruins and modern monuments are common throughout the area.[2] The land was officially designated a regional natural park in 1974.[1]

Ruins of the Château de Prény, original castle of the Dukes of Lorraine

Member communes

There are 193 communes within the parkland boundaries.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. p. 89. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Bailey, Rosemary (2007). National Geographic Traveler: France. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. pp. 124–132. ISBN 978-1-4262-0027-4. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. "Liste des 193 communes adhérentes du Parc" (in French). Parc naturel régional de Lorraine. 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  4. "Informations sur les villes, villages et mairies" (in French). Annuaire-mairie.fr. 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

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