Preparation of the National Park Plan - Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

County of Regen
The terms ‘Altpark’ (original park) and ‘Erweiterungsgebiet’
(park extension) are no longer used in the national park plan.
After more than 10 years since the extension of the original
national park (‘Altpark’) in 1997 to include the areas of
Klingenbrunn Forest and that of the former Zwiesel Forestry
Office, with various areas bought in addition (‘Erweiterungsgebiet’),
the terms are now out of date.
Instead, the terms Falkenstein-Rachel-Area (Regen District
Council) and Rachel-Lusen-Area (Freyung-Grafenau District
Council) are used throughout. The border between the two areas
is determined by the district council borders. This new division
has resulted in some slight changes to the existing border:
• The so-called Klingenbrunn Forest, which was within the
extended area, now belongs to the Rachel-Lusen-Area which
otherwise consists of the original National Park area of 1970
County of Freyung-Grafenau
CONCEPT AND OBJECTIVES 7
National Park towns and villages
Falkenstein-Rachel-Area
Rachel-Lusen-Area
National Park Border
(the ‘original park area’). This is actually not a contradiction as
the new nature zones had already been established here so
that this area was already comparable with the original
national park area with regard to zoning and management.
• The Rachel Forest area on the north side of the Rachel
Mountain now belongs to the ‘Falkenstein-Rachel-Area’. This
area in the District of Regen has been part of the National
Park since 1971. Otherwise, the ‘Falkenstein-Rachel-Area
covers the areas of the former Zwiesel Forestry Office with
various areas bought in addition, which used to be known as
the ‘Erweiterungsgebiet’.
As a result of these reforms, there are also changes in the
area and zoning proportions. In addition, this new
nomenclature does not mean any changes in respect of status
and management of the areas.