- location_on Germany - Bayern, Hessen, Thüringen - Bad Kissingen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Fulda, Schmalkalden-Meiningen
- straighten 192.82km²
- groups Biosphärenreservat Rhön
A Special Protection Area, or SPA, is established for the birds as a requirement of the Birds Directive. Combined with the Habitat Directive, they make up the Natura 2000 network.