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.
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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
Sources
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)