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Germany 

National Parks of Germany

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Name and Approximate Location of National Parks In Germany

​1 - Berchtesgaden N.P. (Bayern) 
2 -Schwarzwald N.P. (Baden-Württemberg) 
3 - Bayerischer Wald N.P. (Bayern)
4 - Hunsrück-Hochwald (Rheinland-Pfalz / Saarland)
5 - Eifel N.P. (Nordrhein-Westfalen) 
6 - Sächsische Schweiz N.P. (Saxony)
7 - Hainich N.P. (Thuringia) 
8 - Kellerwald-Edersee N.P. (Hessen)
9 - Harz N.P. (Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt)
10 - Unteres Odertal N.P. (Brandenburg)
11 - Müritz N.P. (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
12 - Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer N.P. (Lower Saxony)
13 - Hamburgisches Wattenmeer N.P. (Hamburg)
14 - Jasmund N.P. (Brandenburg)
15 - Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft N.P.
​        (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
16 - ​Schleswig- Holsteinisches Wattenmeer N.P. 
        (SchleswigHolstein) 


 Public holidays in Germany are largely determined by the various federal states and often reflect religious celebrations.  In fact, there is only one  national holiday established by law - the Day of German Unity.  It is celebrated on third of October every year to celebrate that reunification of Germany in 1990.  The following is a list of holidays that are generally observed in one or more states in Germany. 

2019 German Holidays and Celebrations
January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany /  Three Kings Day 
April 19 - Good Friday
April 22 - Easter Monday

May 30 - Ascension Day
June 10 - Whit Monday / Pentecost
June 20 - Feast of Corpus Christi 
May 1 - May Day / Labor Day
September to October - Oktoberfest
October 3 - German Unity Day
November 1 - All Saints' Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Day After Christmas

​Again, the exact dates that holidays occur depends on the individual states.

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