The Altmühl Valley Nature Park () 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.
Description The nature park was established on 25 July 1969 in Pappenheim by society formed for the purpose, the Naturpark Altmühltal (Südliche Frankenalb) ("Altmühl Valley Nature Park (Southern Franconian Jura)"). It is the fourth largest nature park in Germany after the Central/North Black Forest Nature Park, Bergstraße-Odenwald Nature Park and Southern Black Forest Nature Park.
See also List of nature parks in Germany
References Area of the nature park:– 2962 km²: Liste der Naturparke (Association of German Nature Parks), retrieved 20 August 2014, at naturparke.deaccording to other sources:– 2967 km²: Der Naturpark Altmühltal, retrieved 12 October 2016, at naturpark-altmuehltal.de (pdf; 67.16 KB)
Naturpark Altmühltal, retrieved 24 April 2014, at openstreetmap.org
Der Naturpark Altmühltal, retrieved 12 October 2016, at naturpark-altmuehltal.de (pdf; 67.16 KB)
Literature Das Tal der Uraltmühl, 144 Seiten, Tümmels, Nuremberg, Das Urdonautal der Altmühl, 132 Seiten, Tümmels, Nuremberg,
External links
Altmühl Valley Nature Park, at naturpark-altmuehltal.de