Zittau Mountains Nature Park

Zittau Mountains Nature Park
Naturpark Zittauer Gebirge
Zittau Mountains Nature Park covers the German parts of the Lusatian Mountains Logo for Zittau Mountains Nature Park
The nature park on map of Germany
LocationSaxony, Germany
Coordinates50°53′10″N 14°42′10″E / 50.88611°N 14.70278°E / 50.88611; 14.70278
Area133 km2 (51 sq mi)
Established2008
Governing bodyGerman Federal Environment Ministry

The Zittau Mountains Nature Park (German: Naturpark Zittauer Gebirge; Upper Sorbian: Přirodny park Žitawske horiny) is a nature park in Germany, created in 2008.

The nature park comprise the German parts of the Lusatian Mountains at the borders with the Czech Republic and Poland and covers an area of 113 square kilometres (44 sq mi) of forests, lakes, meadows and peatlands. Most of the Lusatian Mountains are in the Czech Republic, and these parts forms the Lusatian Mountains Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Lužické hory).

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