Biržai Regional Park

Biržai Regional Park
Sinkhole formed in 2004
Map showing the location of Biržai Regional Park
Map of Lithuania
Location Panevėžys County, Lithuania
Nearest city Biržai
Coordinates 56°12′04″N 24°39′32″E / 56.201°N 24.659°E / 56.201; 24.659[1]Coordinates: 56°12′04″N 24°39′32″E / 56.201°N 24.659°E / 56.201; 24.659[2]
Area 14,659 hectares (36,220 acres)
Established 1992

Biržai Regional Park covers 14,659 hectares (36,220 acres) in northern Lithuania near its border with Latvia. It was established in 1992 to preserve a distinctive karst landscape. About 20% of its area is covered by forest.

The park is notable for its sinkholes, created by the dissolution of the gypsum underlying its soil. About 9,000 sinkholes have been identified; the most notable is the Karves uola (Cow's Cave), which is about 20 meters deep.[3] In 1998 the use of pesticides and fertilizers in the area was restricted.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Birzu regioninis parkas State Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ↑ "Birzu regioninis parkas State Park". protectedplanet.net.
  3. ↑ "PROJECT ENVIRONMENT". European Commission. Retrieved 2009-06-16.

References

  • (in Lithuanian) Titulinis. Biržai district municipality.
  • Directorate of Birzai regional park. Association of Lithuanian State Parks and Reserves.
  • Central and Eastern European Sustainable Agriculture. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
  • Sinkholes and subsidence. Tony Waltham, Frederic Gladstone Bell, M. G. Culshaw, Springer, 2005, ISBN 3-540-20725-2.
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