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Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park | |
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Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug | |
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Location | Utrecht Province, Netherlands |
Nearest city | Veenendaal |
Coordinates | 52°01′30″N 5°26′13″E / 52.025°N 5.437°E[1] |
Area | 10,000 ha (25,000 acres) |
Established | 2003+2013 |
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Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park is a national park in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It covers the southern part of the Utrecht Hill Ridge. When it was founded in 2003 the park covered 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) of heathlands, shifting sands, forests, grass lands and floodplains. In 2013 the park was extended to 10,000 ha (25,000 acres), adding the area north of highway A12 when the ecoduct Mollebos was realized. The most striking landscape feature is the glacial ridge after which the park is named.