List of national parks of Belarus
Encyclopedia
This is a list of national parks of Belarus. It also lists main nature reserve
s.
There are currently four national park
s in Belarus
. The Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park is a trans-boundary park between Belarus
and Poland
. Together parks cover more than 3300 km² (1,274.1 sq mi).
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
s.
There are currently four national park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
s in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. The Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park is a trans-boundary park between Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Together parks cover more than 3300 km² (1,274.1 sq mi).
National parks
| # | Name | Belarusian name | Region | Area | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park | Нацыянальны парк "Белавежская пушча" | Brest Region and Grodno Region | 873.63 km² (337.3 sq mi) | 1991 (1932) |
| 2 | Braslau Lakes National Park Braslau Lakes Braslau Lakes is one of the seven Belarus National Parks. It is a unique ecosystem with a number of lakes and large area of pine forest with a general area of about 700 km 2. This include 30 lakes... |
Нацыянальны парк "Браслаўскiя азёры" | Vitebsk Region | 691.15 km² (266.9 sq mi) | 1995 |
| 3 | Prypyatski National Park | Нацыянальны парк "Прыпяцкi" | Gomel Region | 858.41 km² (331.4 sq mi) | 1996 |
| 4 | Narachanski National Park | Нацыянальны парк "Нарачанскi" | Grodno Region, Minsk Region and Vitebsk Region | 973 km² (375.7 sq mi) | 1999 |
Nature reserves
- Berezinski Biosphere reserve, Minsk Region and Vitebsk Region, 852 km² (329 sq mi).
- Polesie state radiation and ecological reserve, Gomel Region, 2161 km² (834.4 sq mi).
External links
See also
- List of national parks
- Naliboki forestNaliboki forestNaliboki Forest, the Naliboki Pushcha , is a large forest complex in the northwestern Belarus, on the right bank of the Neman River, on the Belarusian Ridge.Naliboki Pushcha is famous for its nature and rich, although tragic, history...