Nationalpark Mols Bjerge - Denmark

Basic Information
Site Name
Nationalpark Mols Bjerge
Short name
Mols
Country
Denmark
Operating Organisation
Site Description
Mols Bjerge National Park or Nationalpark Mols Bjerge is a Danish national park in the area known as Mols Bjerge (lit.: Mols Hills) in Syddjurs Municipality, Central Jutland, inaugurated on the 29th of August 2009. The protected area, measures 180 square kilometres (69 sq mi) in size. The Mols Hills, reaching a height of 137 metres (449 ft), are centrally located in the park, and take up 2,500 ha. "More than half of all wild Danish plant species" can be found at Mols Bjerge. The park comprise most of the southern parts of the headland of Djursland. It is bounded on the east by the sea of Kattegat, the forests of Kaløskovene in the west and to the south by multiple inlets, coves and plains of glacially generated moraine. The town of Ebeltoft, along with villages and summer house residence areas, are considered part of the park. Land in the national park is held under both private and state ownership. Nearly 33% of the park is cultivated and 80% of the hill area is under private ownership. Mols Bjerge National Park has a rolling and widely varying topography of woodlands and open countryside, created with the end of the last ice age. Elevation in the park area varies in height rising to a maximum of 137 metres (449 ft) in Mols Hills, with many types of habitats such as heath, forests, pastures, bogs, meadows, a variety of coastal habitats and sea
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2020-11-27 02:11:02

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1941
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Denmark (LTER_EU_DK_03)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Denmark" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
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Geographic
Elevation (average)
50.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
135.00msl
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