Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park

The Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park (German: Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald) is a nature park in Germany that covers an area of around 470 km2 to the east of the River Rhine and in the north of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate between Neuwied and Unkel.

It extends from the Rhine over its eastern bank terraces up to the first hill ridge of the Lower Westerwald.

The following municipalities and boroughs lie within the nature park: The initial idea and the regulations for the park are defined in an ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Environmental Protection of the state Rhineland-Palatinate dating from 1978.

These regulations limit, among other things, the constructions or other human interventions in these natural and cultural landscapes.

The classification as a Natural Park gives priority to the preservation of the beauty and peculiarities of the landscapes, to maintain the particular value that this region offers for relaxation and recreation.

Nature Park information board, Photo taken in 2021
Location of the Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park
View from the route of the limes (Roman watchtower IX) in Rheinbrohl forest towards the Rhine valley with the Eifel in the background. Photo from June 2021
View of Roßbach an der Wied
The Wied near Niederbreitbach by its confluence with the Fockenbach