Verein Naturpark Altmühltal

The Verein Naturpark Altmühltal (Südliche Frankenalb) e.V. is the sponsoring association behind the Naturpark Altmühltal. It was founded on 25 July 1969 in Pappenheim, creating the Naturpark Altmühltal, which with 3,000 square kilometres is one of Germany's largest nature parks. The association protects and maintains the region's landscape, makes it experienceable as a recreation area, and informs about its special features. Its legal recognition under the Bavarian Nature Conservation Act came with the nature park ordinance that entered into force in 1995.

The Verein Naturpark Altmühltal (Südliche Frankenalb) e.V. was founded on 25 July 1969 in the Gräfliches Neues Schloss in Pappenheim, establishing the Naturpark Altmühltal. The association's history page records earlier and later milestones: the Tourismusverband Altmühltal was founded in 1951; in 1969 there were around 300,000 overnight stays; in 1970 the Bürgermeister-Müller-Museum opened in Solnhofen; in 1974 an Einrichtungsplan for the nature park was drawn up (TU München); in 1976 the Juramuseum opened with a focus on fossils of the Solnhofener Plattenkalke; in 1978 the Weltenburger Enge nature reserve was awarded the European Diploma; in 1979 the Altmühltal-Radweg opened; in 1980 the 800-year-old Bavariabuche appeared on the cover of GEO magazine; in 1982 a Pflege- und Entwicklungsplan was drawn up; in 1985 the first Landschaftspflegeverbände of Bavaria were founded in the Naturpark Altmühltal; in 1989 an information centre for the Naturpark Altmühltal was established in Eichstätt; in 1990 the Spanish nature park Sierra de Marìa - Los Veléz in the Andalusian province of Almería became a partner nature park; in 1992 the Main-Donau-Kanal was officially put into operation; in 1995 the legally binding Naturpark-Verordnung was adopted and the Informations- und Umweltzentrum Naturpark opened. The nature park ordinance granting legal recognition under the Bavarian Nature Conservation Act entered into force in 1995. The association describes its work as protecting and maintaining the unique landscape of the region, making it experienceable for people as a recreation area, and informing about its special features.

1. 1Naturpark Altmühltal (Südliche Frankenalb) e.Vnaturpark-altmuehltal.org
2. 2Geschichte des Vereins - Naturpark Altmühltal (Südliche Frankenalb) e.Vnaturpark-altmuehltal.org
3. 3Erdgeschichte - Naturpark Altmühltal (Südliche Frankenalb) e.Vnaturpark-altmuehltal.org
4. 4Wissenswertes - Naturpark Altmühltal (Südliche Frankenalb) e.Vnaturpark-altmuehltal.org