List of national parks of the Netherlands

In the 1960s, national parks in the Netherlands were defined as areas of at least 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) consisting of natural terrains, water and/or forests, with a special landscape and flora and fauna.[1]

The first two national parks were founded in the 1930s by private organisations. The first official national park, Schiermonnikoog National Park, was not established until 1989. The most recent national park to have been established is the Nieuw Land National Park, which was established in 2018.

In 2011, the government decided to make the provinces responsible for the national parks.

As of 2021, there are 21 national parks.

National parks

Name Province Size[2] Established
Lauwersmeer National Park Groningen, Friesland 6,000 ha 2003
Schiermonnikoog National Park Friesland 5,400 ha 1989
De Alde Feanen National Park Friesland 4,000 ha 2006
Drents-Friese Wold National Park Drenthe, Friesland 6,100 ha 2000
Dwingelderveld National Park Drenthe 3,700 ha 1991
Drentsche Aa National Park Drenthe 10,600 ha 2002
Weerribben-Wieden National Park Overijssel 10,500 ha 1992/2009
Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park Overijssel 2,740 ha 2004
Veluwezoom National Park Gelderland 5,000 ha 1930
De Hoge Veluwe National Park Gelderland 5,400 ha 1935
Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park Utrecht 10,000 ha 2003/2013
Duinen van Texel National Park North Holland 4,300 ha 2002
Zuid-Kennemerland National Park North Holland 3,800 ha 1995
Oosterschelde National Park Zeeland 37,000 ha 2002
De Biesbosch National Park North Brabant, South Holland 7,100 ha 1994
De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park North Brabant, Antwerp (Belgium) 3,750 ha 2001
De Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park North Brabant 3,400 ha 2002
De Groote Peel National Park Limburg, North Brabant 1,340 ha 1993
De Maasduinen National Park Limburg 4,200 ha 1996
De Meinweg National Park Limburg 1,700 ha 1995
Nieuw Land National Park Flevoland 28,900 ha 2018
Van Gogh National Park North Brabant 120,000 ha 2021 (proposed)

Footnotes

  1. ^ "List of National Parks in the Netherlands". visitholland.nl. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ Nationale Parken in Nederland. The Hague: Ministry of LNV. 2005.
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