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National parks in the Netherlands were defined in the 1960s as areas of at least 10 km², consisting of natural terrains, water and/or forests, with a special landscape and flora and fauna. There are good possibilities for recreative use. In the national parks, nature care and nature development is intensified, nature and environmental education, nature oriented recreation and research are stimulated." The first national park, in Schiermonnikoog, was however not established until 1989. The twentieth and last national park is the Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen that became estanlished in April 2006.

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National Parks

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National Parks

'Name park'	'Province'	'Size'	'Established'
Nationaal Park Lauwersmeer	Groningen, Friesland	6.000 ha	2003
Nationaal Park Schiermonnikoog	Friesland	7.200 ha	1989
Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen	Friesland	2.500 ha	2006
Nationaal Park Drents-Friese Wold	Drenthe, Friesland	6.100 ha	2000
Nationaal Park Dwingelderveld	Drenthe	3.700 ha	1991
Nationaal beek- en esdorpenlandschap Drentsche Aa	Drenthe	>10.000 ha	2002
Nationaal Park De Weerribben	Overijssel	3.500 ha	1992
Nationaal Park Sallandse Heuvelrug	Overijssel	3.500 ha	2004
Nationaal Park Veluwezoom	Gelderland	6.000 ha	1930
Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe	Gelderland	5.500 ha	1935
Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug	Utrecht	6.000 ha	2003
Nationaal Park Duinen van Texel	North Holland	4.700 ha	2002
Nationaal Park Zuid-Kennemerland	North Holland	3.800 ha	1995
Nationaal Park Oosterschelde	Zeeland	37.000 ha	2002
Nationaal Park De Biesbosch	North Brabant, South Holland	9.000 ha	1994
Grenspark De Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide	North Brabant, Antwerp (Belgium)	3.750 ha	2001
Nationaal Park De Loonse en Drunense Duinen	North Brabant	>3.500 ha	2002
Nationaal Park De Groote Peel	Limburg/North Brabant	1.340 ha	1993
Nationaal Park De Maasduinen	Limburg	4.200 ha	1996
Nationaal Park De Meinweg	Limburg	1.600 ha	1995

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★ National Parks in the Netherlands