Veluwezoom National Park
National park in Gelderland, the Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Veluwezoom National Park is a national park in the Netherlands located in the province of Gelderland. It is the oldest national park in the Netherlands.[2] It has a surface area of about 50 square kilometers (some 20 square miles) at the southeastern edge of the Veluwe, a complex of terminal push moraines from the Saalian glaciation. The park has a pronounced relief by Dutch standards, with its highest point at 110 metres (360 ft) above sea level.[3] It is a private national park, owned by Vereniging Natuurmonumenten, the largest nature conservation organisation in the Netherlands.
| Veluwezoom National Park | |
|---|---|
| Nationaal Park Veluwezoom | |
 Posbank (part of the national park) | |
 Map of the national park | |
| Location | Gelderland, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°2′N 5°57′E |
| Area | 50 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Established | 1930[1] |
| Governing body | Natuurmonumenten |
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The landscape of the park consists of forest and heath kept open by grazing Highland cattle, and a small sand drift kept open by human maintenance. The native fauna is red deer, wild boar, badger, and the regionally rare pine marten.
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