Block edition: German Nature and National Park - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1999

The organization of the European postal administrations and post companies "Post-EUROP" has selected as a common theme for the European brands in 1999 "national and nature parks". Motive of the German block issue is the National Park Berchtesgaden. This year's EUROPA block will also be the continuation of the series »German national and nature parks«, which started in 1996 and aims to draw attention to the beauty and diversity of the landscapes of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Berchtesgaden National Park is located in southeastern Germany, surrounded on three sides by the German-Austrian state border. Traditionally, there are good contacts with the neighboring province of Salzburg. For example, the provincial capital of Salzburg is today also considered the secret capital of the EuRegio »Salzburg - Berchtesgadener Land«. Watzmann and Königssee are known as the most famous locations in the national park. Between the lake and the Watzmann 2000 meters of altitude extend. Immediately on the border of the national park goes into the nature reserve Salzburger Kalkhochalpen. Both areas together represent landscape types that spread on the earth's surface from the Alpine foothills to the Arctic Circle. The flora and fauna are correspondingly species-rich.