List of national parks in the Baltics
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This is a list of the national parks in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Contents
Estonia
There are 5 national parks in Estonia.[1]
- Karula National Park 1993
- Lahemaa National Park 1971
- Soomaa National Park 1993
- Vilsandi National Park 1993
- Matsalu National Park 2004
Latvia
There are 4 national parks in Latvia.
- Gauja National Park 1973
- Rāzna National Park 2007
- Ķemeri National Park 1997
- Slītere National Park 1999
Lithuania
There are 5 national parks in Lithuania. They were established in 1991 after Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Lithuanian SSR National Park established in 1974 was reorganized and renamed Aukštaitija National Park. Now they cover about 2.3 percent of Lithuania's territory.
Name | Established | Area (km²) | Municipalities | Ethnographic region |
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Aukštaitija National Park | 1974 | 406 | Ignalina, Utena, and Švenčionys | Aukštaitija |
Dzūkija National Park | 1991 | 559 | Varėna | Dzūkija |
Kuršių Nerija National Park | 1991 | 264 | Neringa | Lithuania Minor |
Trakai National Historic Park | 1991 | 82 | Trakai | Dzūkija |
Žemaitija National Park | 1991 | 217 | Plungė | Samogitia (Žemaitija) |
See also
References
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