Palatinate Forest
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The Palatinate Forest is a large low-mountain forested region in southwestern Germany, known for its extensive woodlands, sandstone rock formations, and status as a protected nature park.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palatinate Forest canonical | 12 |
| Palatinate Forest Nature Park | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biosphere reserve
ⓘ
forest ⓘ low mountain range ⓘ nature park ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
France
ⓘ
Vosges Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Vosges
|
| administrativeBody | Naturpark Pfälzerwald e.V. ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1,800 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borders | Upper Rhine Plain ⓘ |
| contains |
Dahner Felsenland
ⓘ
Elmstein valley ⓘ German Wine Route ⓘ
surface form:
German Wine Route (edge region)
Hambach ⓘ
surface form:
Hambach Castle
Isenach valley ⓘ Trifels Castle ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dominantTreeSpecies |
beech
ⓘ
oak ⓘ pine ⓘ |
| geology | Bunter sandstone ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Kalmit ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | 672.6 metres ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive woodlands
ⓘ
protected nature park status ⓘ sandstone rock formations ⓘ |
| landscapeFeature |
deeply incised valleys
ⓘ
rock towers ⓘ sandstone cliffs ⓘ |
| largestOf | largest contiguous forest area in Germany ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rhineland-Palatinate
ⓘ
southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| mainRiverSources |
Lauter (Wieslauter)
ⓘ
Queich ⓘ Speyerbach ⓘ |
| mountainRangeType | low mountain range ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Kaiserslautern
ⓘ
Neustadt an der Weinstraße ⓘ Pirmasens ⓘ |
| partOf |
Haardt mountains
ⓘ
Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park ⓘ
surface form:
Palatinate Forest–Northern Vosges Biosphere Reserve
Western Palatinate ⓘ
surface form:
Palatinate region
|
| protectedAreaStatus |
UNESCO biosphere reserve
ⓘ
nature park ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ |
| vegetation | mixed deciduous forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Palatinate Forest Nature Park
subject surface form:
Southwestern Germany