Protected areas of Hungary includes 10 national parks, 35 landscape protection areas and 145 minor nature reserves. The national policy for governing and management of the protected areas is implemented by the Minister of Agriculture (State Secretary for the Environment). The first national park in Hungary at the Great Hungarian Plain is Hortobágy National Park, established in 1973.
Types of protected areas:
See main article: List of national parks of Hungary. There are 10 national parks in Hungary (IUCN Category II) as of 2014.
| style=background:#D4F2CE; | Name | style=background:#D4F2CE; | Area (km²) | style=background:#D4F2CE; | Established | style=background:#D4F2CE; | Seat | style=background:#D4F2CE; | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 809.572 | 1973 | hnp.hu | |||||||
| 506.410 | 1975 | knp.nemzetipark.gov.hu | |||||||
| 422.834 | 1977 | bnpi.hu | |||||||
| 201.837 | 1985 | anp.hu | |||||||
| 238.913 | 1991 | ferto-hansag.hu | |||||||
| 497.516 | 1996 | ddnp.hu | |||||||
| 512.465 | 1997 | kmnp.hu | |||||||
| 570.190 | 1997 | bfnp.hu | |||||||
| 606.760 | 1997 | Esztergom / Budapest | dunaipoly.hu | ||||||
| 440.483 | 2002 | orseginemzetipark.hu |
Hungary has 35 Landscape Protection Areas in Hungary (IUCN Category V) as of 2014.
| style=background:#D4F2CE; | Name | style=background:#D4F2CE; | Area (ha) | style=background:#D4F2CE; | Established | style=background:#D4F2CE; | City/Municipality | style=background:#D4F2CE; | National Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokaj-Bodrogzug | 4,242 | 1986 | Aggtelek | ||||||
| 26,496 | 1984 | Gönc, Hollóháza | |||||||
| 8,753 | 1991 | Balaton Uplands | |||||||
| Mura area | 1,904 | 2007 | Letenye | ||||||
| Somló Hill | 585 | 1983 | Somlószőlős | ||||||
| 17,932 | 1989 | Bükk | |||||||
| Heves steppes | 15,805 | 1993 | Poroszló, Füzesabony | ||||||
| 150 | 1977 | Hollókő | |||||||
| Karancs-Medves | 6,619 | 1989 | Salgótarján | ||||||
| 7,425 | 1989 | Pásztó | |||||||
| 6,084 | 1990 | Kesznyéten | |||||||
| Lázbérc | 4,054 | 1975 | Lázbérc | ||||||
| 12 179 | 1985 | Parád, Gyöngyös | |||||||
| Tarna area | 9,570 | 1993 | Pétervására | ||||||
| 8,232 | 1989 | Danube-Drava | |||||||
| 7,547 | 1999 | Cece | |||||||
| 9,348 | 1977 | Bonyhád, Pécsvárad | |||||||
| 10,316 | 2009 | Abaliget, Pécs | |||||||
| Zselic | 8,337 | 1976 | Kaposvár | ||||||
| 10,528 | 1978 | Danube-Ipoly | |||||||
| 8,739 | 1977 | Tata | |||||||
| Gödöllő Hills | 11,801 | 1990 | Gödöllő | ||||||
| 3,575 | 1975 | Ócsa | |||||||
| Sárrét | 2,211 | 1986 | Csór, Székesfehérvár | ||||||
| Sárvíz (Sió) Valley | 3,650 | 1997 | Soponya, Székesfehérvár | ||||||
| Tápió-Hajta region | 4,515 | 1998 | Nagykáta, Farmos | ||||||
| 15,000 | 1976 | Csákvár, Székesfehérvár | |||||||
| 8,272 | 1992 | Fertő-Hanság | |||||||
| 4,891 | 1977 | Sopron, Ágfalva, Harka | |||||||
| 9,157 | 1987 | Lipót, Mosonmagyaróvár | |||||||
| Bihar plane | 17,095 | 1998 | Hortobágy | ||||||
| 7,000 | 1988 | Vámospércs, Debrecen | |||||||
| 9,294 | 1978 | Nagykörű, Szolnok, Tiszaug | |||||||
| Szatmár-Bereg plane | 22,931 | 1982 | Füzesgyarmat, Tarpa | ||||||
| 17,095 | 1971 | Kiskunság | |||||||
| 22,151 | 1976 | Ópusztaszer, Sándorfalva | |||||||
| 4,200 | 1980 | Őrség | |||||||
| Ság Hill | 235 | 1975 | Celldömölk |