Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve

Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve
Naturschutzgebiet Lüneburger Heide
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Heathland in the reserve near Niederhaverbeck
LocationLower Saxony
Area23.147,5 ha
DesignationNSG LÜ 002
Established1921/2
AdministratorNLWKN

The Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve (German: Naturschutzgebiet Lüneburger Heide) is one of the oldest and largest nature reserves (Naturschutzgebiete or NSGs) in Germany, and the oldest and largest in Lower Saxony. It was first established on 29 December 1921 when an area of four square miles was declared a nature park by the Prussian government.

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