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A ___MASK91___ ( natural reserve , bioreserve , ( natural / nature ) preserve or ( national / nature ) conserve ) is a protected area of importance for wildlife , flora , fauna or features of geological or other special interest , which is reserved and managed for ___MASK9___ and to provide special opportunities for study or research . Nature reserves may be designated by ___MASK27___ institutions in some countries , or by private landowners , such as charities and research institutions , regardless of nationality . Nature reserves fall into different IUCN categories depending on the level of protection afforded by local laws . Wildlife traditionally refers to undomesticated ___MASK68___ ___MASK96___ , but has come to include all plants , fungi , and other organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans . Lower Saxony is a German ___MASK39___ (" Bundesland ") situated in northwestern Germany and is second in area , with , and fourth in ___MASK50___ ( 8 million ) among the sixteen " Länder " of Germany . In rural areas Northern Low Saxon , a ___MASK36___ of Low German , and Saterland Frisian , a variety of Frisian , are still spoken , but the number of speakers is declining . ___MASK83___ comprises " creative ___MASK32___ undertaken on a systematic basis in ___MASK31___ to increase the stock of knowledge , including knowledge of humans , culture and ___MASK60___ , and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications ." It is used to establish or confirm facts , reaffirm the results of previous ___MASK32___ , solve new or existing problems , support theorems , or develop new theories . A research project may also be an expansion on past ___MASK32___ in the field . ___MASK83___ projects can be used to develop further knowledge on a topic , or in the example of a school research project , they can be used to further a student ' s research prowess to prepare them for future jobs or reports . To test the validity of instruments , procedures , or experiments , research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole . The primary purposes of basic research ( as opposed to applied research ) are documentation , discovery , interpretation , or the research and development ( R & D ) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge . Approaches to research depend on epistemologies , which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences . There are several forms of research : scientific , humanities , artistic , economic , social , business , marketing , practitioner research , life , technological , etc . A ___MASK52___ is a ___MASK46___ where mineral - rich ___MASK25___ ___MASK42___ ( and sometimes seawater ) is used to give medicinal baths . Spa towns or ___MASK52___ resorts ( including hot springs resorts ) typically offer various health treatments , which are also known as balneotherapy . The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times . Such practices have been popular worldwide , but are especially widespread in Europe and Japan . ___MASK2___ spas are also quite popular , and offer various personal care treatments . Germany , officially the Federal ___MASK54___ of Germany , is a federal parliamentary ___MASK54___ in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . Germany ' s ___MASK57___ and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . The Harzburg , also called Große Harzburg (" Great Harz ___MASK49___ "), is a former imperial ___MASK49___ , situated on the northwestern edge of the Harz ___MASK51___ range overlooking the spa resort of Bad Harzburg in Goslar District in the state of Lower Saxony , Germany . It was erected from 1065 to 1068 at the behest of King Henry IV of Germany , slighted during the Saxon Rebellion in 1073 - 75 , and a century later rebuilt under Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and his Welf successor Otto IV , who died here in 1218 . Protected areas or ___MASK9___ areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural , ecological and / or cultural values . There are several kinds of protected areas , which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organisations involved . The term " protected area " also includes Marine Protected Areas , the boundaries of which ___MASK3___ include some area of ocean , and Transboundary Protected Areas that overlap multiple countries which remove the borders inside the area for ___MASK9___ and economic purposes . There are over 161 , 000 protected areas in the world ( as of October 2010 ) with more added daily , representing between 10 and 15 percent of the world ' s land surface area . By contrast , only 1 . 17 % of the world ' s oceans is included in the world ' s ~ 6 , 800 Marine Protected Areas . Goslar is a historic ___MASK98___ in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz ___MASK51___ range . The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites . Institutions are " ___MASK71___ , valued , recurring patterns of ___MASK14___ ". As structures or mechanisms of social order , they govern the behaviour of a set of individuals within a given community . Institutions are identified with a social purpose , transcending individuals and intentions by mediating the rules that govern living ___MASK14___ . The Butterberg near Bad Harzburg is a hill located northeast of the ___MASK52___ town in Goslar district in the German state of Lower Saxony . Its long crest , which is protected as a nature reserve , reaches a height of 308 m above NN . The Butterberg is part of the Harz - Brunswick Land - Eastphalia National Geopark . The name Butter is associated with buten ( i . e . `` outside '' , c . f . Buten and binnen ) . These are therefore hills lying outside or on the edge of given places . There are many other `` Butterberg '' hills in German - speaking regions . The Harz is the highest ___MASK51___ range in Northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony , Saxony - Anhalt , and Thuringia . The name " Harz " derives from the Middle High German word " Hardt " or " Hart " ( ___MASK51___ forest ), Latinized as " Hercynia ". The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz with a height of above sea level . The Wurmberg is the highest peak located entirely within Lower Saxony . Bad Harzburg is a ___MASK98___ in central Germany , in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony . It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater ___MASK52___ and climatic health ___MASK44___ . Northern Low Saxon ( in Low German , " Noordneddersassisch ") is a West Low German ___MASK36___ . Low German or Low Saxon ( or in the wider ___MASK35___ ) is a West Germanic ___MASK67___ spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern ___MASK18___ of the Netherlands . It is descended from Old Saxon in its earliest form .