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Located in the eastern part of Belgium, Hautes Fagnes National Park is part of the German-Belgian Hautes Fagnes-Eifel National Park. Its name can be translated as high marshes. It is a plateau with a marshy landscape, on which the highest mountains in Belgium, the Signal de Botrange (694 m above sea level), are located.
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This wonderful place, unspoiled by human activity, is an oasis for many animal species. These areas are inhabited by, among others: wildcats, deer, beavers, lynxes, storks, eagle owls, as well as representatives of hundreds of species of reptiles and amphibians.
Haute Fagnes, which was declared a nature reserve in 1957, is an upland area in the province of Liège, close to the border with Germany, between the Ardennes and the Eifel. This largest nature reserve in Belgium covers an area of 45 square kilometers.
Kilometers of paths, often in the form of wooden platforms, lead to difficult-to-access areas. You can walk along them, surrounded by nature, for hours. It is an oasis for many species of animals and plants, so it is really worth visiting. This place is devoid of tourist hustle and bustle.
There are two towns worth visiting near the park. On the German side there is the small but charming Monschau, and on the Belgian side there is Eupen. It may not be a town with many historical monuments, but it is worth visiting as it is the main city of the German-speaking region of Belgium.
