| Bavarian Forest National Park (Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald) | |
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 Landscape typical of the Bavarian Forest National Park: rocky granite bedrock and mixed forest of Norway spruce and common beech
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| Location | Webseiten des Nationalparks Freyunger Straße 2 94481 Grafenau |
| Coordinates | 48°58′N 13°23′E / 48.967°N 13.383°E |
| Area | 24,217 ha (93.50 sq mi) |
| Established | 7 Oct 1970 |
The Bavarian Forest National Park (German: Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald) is a national park in the Eastern Bavarian Forest immediately on Germany's border with the Czech Republic. It was founded on 7 October 1970 as the first national park in Germany. Since its expansion on 1 August 1997 it has covered an area of 24,250 hectares. Together with the neighbouring Czech Bohemian Forest the Bavarian Forest forms the largest contiguous area of forest in Central Europe.