Bavarian Rhön Nature Park, Rhön Biosphere Reserve

#7 among attractions in Rhön Biosphere Reserve

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The Bavarian Rhön Nature Park straddles the junction of the German states of Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia. 70 km² of the total 125 km² area of the nature park has been recognised by UNESCO as part of the Rhön Biosphere Reserve. The organisation for the promotion of the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park was founded in 1967. On 26 November 1982 the regulation for the Naturpark Bayerische Rhön was issued and, in 1997, the Zweckverband became the Society for the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park and Biosphere Reserve. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1079 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°17'60"N, 10°1'0"E

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Bavarian Rhön Nature Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kreuzberg, Kreuzberg Group, Frauenroth Abbey, Totnansberg.

5.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kreuzberg, Rhön-Grabfeld
131 min walk • The Kreuzberg is one of the Rhön Mountains in southern Germany. With about 928 m high it is the highest elevation of the Bavarian part of the Rhön, in the province of Lower Franconia.
5.1 miN
Mountain
Kreuzberg Group, Rhön Biosphere Reserve
131 min walk • The Kreuzberg Group is a small range of low mountains in northern Bavaria, Germany, which is named after its highest peak, the Kreuzberg. The group is part of the Southern High Rhön, which is in turn part of the High Rhön, a mountain region within the East Hesse Highlands.
2.6 miS
Monastery
Frauenroth Abbey, Rhön Biosphere Reserve
68 min walk • Frauenroth Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery in Burkardroth in Bavaria, South Germany, in the bishopric of Würzburg The abbey, dedicated to Saint George and All Saints, was built in 1231 by Count Otto von Botenlauben and Beatrix de Courtenay, who were both later buried here.
4.1 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Totnansberg
105 min walk • The Totnansberg, occasionally also called the Totmannsberg, is the highest peak in the Black Mountains, a subunit of the Rhön in central Germany.
5.9 miSE
50°13'18"N • 10°4'9"E
Obere Saline, Bad Kissingen
150 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.5 miSE
Locality
Bad Bocklet
91 min walk • Visitors to Bad Bocklet can indulge in the town's renowned spa and wellness facilities, which offer a range of rejuvenating treatments and therapies. Whether it's a soothing soak in the healing mineral waters, a pampering massage, or a rejuvenating mud bath, the town's...

Bavarian Rhön Nature Park, Rhön Biosphere Reserve

Facts and practical information

Bavarian Rhön Nature Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kreuzberg, Rhön-Grabfeld

Kreuzberg Group, Rhön Biosphere Reserve

Frauenroth Abbey, Rhön Biosphere Reserve

Totnansberg

Obere Saline, Bad Kissingen

Bad Bocklet