Rhenish-Hessian Switzerland

Rhenish-Hessian Switzerland (German: Rheinhessische Schweiz) is a protected landscape and recreation area in the southwest of the German region of Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen). It was established in 1961 and has an area of 6,766 hectares.

Location of Rhenish-Hessian Switzerland (in the east)

The following municipalities lies within the protected area: Bechenheim, Erbes-Büdesheim, Frei-Laubersheim, Fürfeld, Nack, Neu-Bamberg, Nieder-Wiesen, Siefersheim, Stein-Bockenheim, Tiefenthal, Wendelsheim and Wöllstein.^[1]

See also

• Little Switzerland (landscape)

Sources

1. map1.naturschutz.rlp.de

External links

• Information about the recreation area
• Information on the collective municipality of Alzey-Land
• Regulation for the protection of the Rhenish-Hessian Switzerland region dated 22 February 1961 Archived 7 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (pdf; 41 kB)