Altmühl Valley Nature Park

Altmühl Valley Nature Park
(Naturpark Altmühltal)
Rosenburg in Altmühltal
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LocationFranconian Jura
Coordinates48°49′04″N 11°13′37″E / 48.81782°N 11.22707°E / 48.81782; 11.22707
Area2,962 km2 (1,144 sq mi)
DesignationNP-00016
Established1969

The Altmühl Valley Nature Park (German: Naturpark Altmühltal) is a nature park, 2,962 km² in area, in the south German state of Bavaria. The area of the park is almost coextensive with that of the natural region major unit of the Southern Franconian Jura (Südliche Frankenalb). It lies immediately north of the city of Ingolstadt on the River Danube and is divided into a southern and northern Altmühl Valley.