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national park
A large area protected by the government that is preserved because of its special nature, plants, and wildlife, and is often accessible to the public.
Wir haben im Nationalpark Berchtesgaden eine lange Wanderung gemacht.
We went on a long hike in Berchtesgaden National Park.
The word is a clear compound of 'national' and 'Park' (park). So it refers to a park that is under the protection of the nation or the state.
Dieser Wald wurde zum Nationalpark erklärt, um ihn zu schützen.
This forest was declared a national park in order to protect it.
Pay attention to the difference in prepositions: you go 'in den Nationalpark' (into/to the national park; accusative for direction), but you hike or are 'im Nationalpark' (in the national park; dative for location).
Nächstes Jahr fahren wir in den Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz.
Next year we are going to Saxon Switzerland National Park.
Typical verbs used in connection with a national park are 'besuchen' (to visit), 'erkunden' (to explore), 'wandern' (to hike), 'die Natur genießen' (to enjoy nature), and 'Tiere beobachten' (to observe animals).
Im Nationalpark kann man seltene Vögel beobachten.
In the national park, you can observe rare birds.
nature park
Both words refer to a large, protected natural area that people can visit. In a Nationalpark, nature is meant to develop as undisturbed as possible, while a Naturpark preserves a landscape shaped by human activity and also supports recreation and sustainable tourism. Nationalpark is more suitable for largely untouched nature, while Naturpark is more suitable for a cultivated landscape that is still used by people.
Im Nationalpark bleiben große Flächen weitgehend unberührt, damit sich die Natur selbst entwickeln kann.
In the national park, large areas remain largely untouched so that nature can develop on its own.
Im Naturpark bewahren die Menschen die Kulturlandschaft und bieten zugleich nachhaltige Wanderwege an.
In the nature park, people preserve the cultivated landscape while also providing sustainable hiking trails.
