Lorraine Regional Natural Park

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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; 6.04428

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
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Member communes

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. http://books.google.com/books?id=0uhtNruyLzkC&pg=PA88. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Bailey, Rosemary (2007). National Geographic Traveler: France. National Geographic Society. pp. 124–132. ISBN 978-1-4262-0027-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=PYNMBLejG7QC&pg=PT124. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "Liste des 193 communes adhérentes du Parc" (in French). Parc naturel régional de Lorraine. 2011. http://www.pnr-lorraine.com/parc/parc_communes.php?pageNum_rsCommune=0&totalRows_rsCommune=193. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  4. ^ "Informations sur les villes, vilages et mairies" (in French). Annuaire-mairie.fr. 2011. http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/liste-des-communes-du-parc-naturel-regional-de-lorraine.html. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 

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