Back Fragas do Eume Catalan Fragas do Eume Czech Fragas do Eume German Parque natural de las Fragas del Eume Spanish Fragas do Eume Basque جنگل دو اومه Persian Fragas do Eume Galician Parco naturale delle Fragas do Eume Italian Fragas do Eume Portuguese Fragas do Eume Romanian
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| Location | Galicia (Spain) |
| Established | 1997 |
| Governing body | Xunta de Galicia |
The Fragas do Eume is a natural park situated in north-west Spain. Fraga is a Galician word for "natural woodland",[1] (old-growth forest) and the park is an example of a temperate rainforest in which oak (Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica) is the climax vegetation. The protected area extends along the valley of the Eume River within the Ferrol municipalities of Pontedeume, Cabanas, A Capela, Monfero, Pontedeume, and As Pontes de García Rodríguez. Less than 500 people reside within the park, where the San Juan de Caaveiro Monastery can also be found here.
The area was declared a natural park (a level of protection lower than national park) in 1997. It is one of six natural parks in Galicia. The European Union has recognized the park as a Site of Community Importance. In addition to its wide variety of ferns, it is an important site for amphibians and invertebrates such as the Kerry slug.[2]
- ^ The meaning of the word in Castilian is somewhat different.
- ^ ES1110003, Natura 2000 listing