Berchtesgaden National Park is in the Bavarian Alps on the border with Austria, and it covers a mountain landscape that includes the Königssee, the Watzmann massif and wide forests and high meadows. It was established in 1978 on the site of older protected areas, and it is the only alpine national park in Germany. The park is managed so that nature develops with little human intervention in much of its area, while there are traditional uses in a buffer zone. It is home to chamois, ibex, golden eagles and alpine marmots. Part of it has also been recognised as a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Before and after
- 9 June 1978Birth of Miroslav Klose
- 20 June 1978Birth of Frank Lampard
- 22 June 1978Discovery of Charon
- 25 July 1978The first IVF baby is born
- 1 August 1978Establishment of Berchtesgaden National Park
- 6 August 1978Death of Paul VI
- 23 August 1978Birth of Kobe Bryant
- September 1978Human insulin is made in bacteria
- 17 September 1978Camp David Accords
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