List of national parks in the Baltics

This is a list of the national parks in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Estonia

Landscape in Karula national park, Estonia.
Karula National Park (Estonia)

There are 5 national parks in Estonia.[1]

Latvia

Nature in Gauja National Park, Latvia.
Gauja National Park (Latvia)

There are 4 national parks in Latvia.

Lithuania

Sand dunes in Kuršių Nerija National Park, Lithuania
Kuršių Nerija National Park (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.

NameEstablishedArea (km²)MunicipalitiesEthnographic region
Aukštaitija National Park1974406Ignalina, Utena, and ŠvenčionysAukštaitija
Dzūkija National Park1991559VarėnaDzūkija
Kuršių Nerija National Park1991264NeringaLithuania Minor
Trakai National Historic Park199182TrakaiDzūkija
Žemaitija National Park1991217PlungėSamogitia (Žemaitija)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Estonian Nature Conservation in 2007 (PDF). Tallinn: Estonian Environment Information Centre. 2008. p. 29. ISBN 978-9985-881-56-9.
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