Zittauer Gebirge Nature Park
Encyclopedia
Zittau Mountains Nature Park is a nature park in Germany
, created in 2008. It lies near to borders of Poland
and Czech Republic
. It covers an area of 113 square kilometres (43.6 sq mi) of forests, lakes, meadows and peat
lands.
, aster alpinus
, drosera rotundifolia
, pedicularis palustris and many orchids. Also, the Alpine Shrew
and many types of owl
s live there.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, created in 2008. It lies near to borders of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It covers an area of 113 square kilometres (43.6 sq mi) of forests, lakes, meadows and peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
lands.
Protected areas
- The protection zone I (117 acres) includes the areas with the most valuable natural features and smaller nature parks Lausche and Jonsdorfer Felsenstadt.
- The protection zone II (7611 acres) includes the landscape parks Zittauer Gebirge and Mandautal.
- The protection zone III (4610 acres) includes the settlement areas.
Fauna and flora
There are many protected species in the park, like arnica montanaArnica montana
Arnica montana, known commonly as leopard's bane, wolf's bane, mountain tobacco and mountain arnica, is a European flowering plant with large yellow capitula....
, aster alpinus
Aster alpinus
Aster alpinus is an ornamental plant native the mountains of Europe , with a subspecies native to Canada and the United States. It is a perennial forb having purple, pink or blue flowers belonging to the genus Aster.-Description: It grows to be about 6-12 inches...
, drosera rotundifolia
Drosera rotundifolia
Drosera rotundifolia is a species of sundew, a carnivorous plant often found in bogs, marshes and fens...
, pedicularis palustris and many orchids. Also, the Alpine Shrew
Alpine Shrew
The Alpine Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, the Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and...
and many types of owl
Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
s live there.