Krkonoše National Park | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Map: | Czechia |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Czech Republic |
Length Km: | 35 |
Width Km: | 15 |
Area Km2: | 363.27 |
Area Ref: | [1] |
Established: | 17 May 1963 |
Operator: | Správa KRNAP |
Krkonoše National Park (cs|Krkonošský národní park, abbreviated as KRNAP) is a national park in the Liberec and Hradec Králové regions of the Czech Republic. It covers most of the Giant Mountains, which is the highest range of the country. The park has also been listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve site. It borders Karkonosze National Park in Poland.
Krkonoše's highest mountain is Sněžka at, which is also the highest mountain of the entire the Czech Republic.
The National Park management headquarters are located in the town of Vrchlabí, often called the Gateway to the Giant Mountains.
The area of the national park is . The protection zone of the park covers .[1]