List of protected areas of Bulgaria explained

This is a list of protected areas in Bulgaria which includes 3 national parks, 11 nature parks and 55 nature reserves.^[1] The national policy for governing and management of the protected areas is implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Water. The first nature park in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula is Vitosha Nature Park, established in 1934. All of the nationally protected areas in Bulgaria are also part of the Natura 2000 network of protected natural areas in the territory of the European Union. Bulgaria has some of the largest Natura 2000 areas in the European Union covering 33.8% of its territory.^[2]

• Parks and reserves in italic letters are part of Global 200 ecoregions.

National Parks

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		716.69 km^2	1991
		403.56 km^2	1962
		810.46 km^2	1992

Nature Parks

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		117.32 km^2	2007
		217.72 km^2	2002
		13.20 km^2	1947
		217.62 km^2	2000
		252.53 km^2	2000
		32.60 km^2	1970
		113.80 km^2	1980
		39.3 km^2	1980
Strandzha Nature Park		1,161.00 km^2	1995
		270.79 km^2	1934
		288.44 km^2	1989

Nature Reserves

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		11.86 km^2	1951
		10.32 km^2	1980
		28.73 km^2	1934
		14.61 km^2	1960
		7.75 km^2	1980
		10.61 km^2	1934
		15.97 km^2	1948
		1.13 km^2	1972
		0.62 km^2	1980
		0.93 km^2	1968
		123.94 km^2
		123.94 km^2
		123.94 km^2	1992
		12.10 km^2	1951
		42.2 km^2	1953
		0.53 km^2	1961
		1.61 km^2	1968
		1.64 km^2	1951
		22.48 km^2	1985
		8.50 km^2	1951
		10.16 km^2	1984
		7.13 km^2	1941
		1.61 km^2	1983
		9.04 km^2	1987
		13.10 km^2	1988
		10.68 km^2	1968
		7.58 km^2	1985
		15.09 km^2	1933
		14.65 km^2	1979
		1.01 km^2	1989
		10.00 km^2	1940
		16.10 km^2	1983
		3.89 km^2	1931
		0.70 km^2	1968
		12.50 km^2	1979
Srebarna Nature Reserve		8.72 km^2	1948
		6.07 km^2	1989
		19.74 km^2	1981
		35.78 km^2	1979
		5.74 km^2	1949
		7.49 km^2	1990
		7.85 km^2	1935
		34.18 km^2	1949
		2.11 km^2	2005
		25.29 km^2	1956
		7.76 km^2	1980
		11.12 km^2	1981
		14.38 km^2	1983
		31.56 km^2	1994

See also

• Geography of Bulgaria
• List of ecoregions in Bulgaria

External links

• Register of protected areas and protected zones in Bulgaria
• Parks in Bulgaria

Notes and References

1. Web site: Register of protected areas in Bulgaria. Executive Environment Agency . 2016-04-04.
2. Web site: Report on European Environment Agency about the Nature protection and biodiversity in Europe. European Environment Agency. 3 March 2016.