List of protected areas of Slovenia explained

Protected areas of Slovenia include one national park (sl|narodni park), three regional parks (Slovenian: regijski park), several natural parks (Slovenian: krajinski park), and hundreds of natural monuments (Slovenian: naravni spomenik) and monuments of designed nature (Slovenian: spomenik oblikovane narave). They cover about 12.5% of the Slovenian territory.^[1] Under the Wild Birds Directive, 26 sites totalling roughly 25% of the nation's land are "Special Protected Areas"; the Natura 2000 proposal would increase the totals to 260 sites and 32% of national territory.

National parks

• Triglav National Park

Regional parks

• Inner Carniola Regional Park
• Kozje Park
• Škocjan Caves Regional Park
• Pohorje Regional Park

Natural parks

• Beka Natural Park
• Boč Natural Park
• Drava Natural Park
• Golte Natural Park
• Snežnik Castle Complex Natural Park
• Jareninski Dol Natural Park
• Jeruzalem–Ormož Hills Natural Park
• Kamenščak–Hrastovec Natural Park
• Kolpa Natural Park
• Kum Natural Park
• Lahinja Natural Park
• Ljubljana Marsh Natural Park
• Ljutomer Pond and Jeruzalem Hills Natural Park
• Logar Valley Natural Park
• Lake Maribor Natural Park
• Mašun Natural Park
• Mrzlica Natural Park
• Nanos Natural Park
• Negova and Lake Negova Natural Park
• Planina Plain Natural Park
• Polhov Gradec Hills Natural Park
• Ponikve Karst Natural Park
• Porezen–Davča Natural Park
• Rače Ponds–Požeg Natural Park
• Račna Karst Field Natural Park
• Rak Škocjan Natural Park
• Roban Cirque Natural Park
• Sečovelje Salina Natural Park
• Municipality of Domžale Revolutionary Traditions Memorial Park
• Štanjel Natural Park
• Štatenberg Natural Park
• Strunjan Natural Park
• Šturmovci Natural Park
• Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Natural Park
• Topla Natural Park
• Trnovo Forest Natural Park
• Udin Forest Natural Park (sl|Udin boršt)
• Moravci Drillholes and Baths Natural Park
• Žabljek Natural Park
• Zajčja Dobrava Natural Park
• Zelenci Natural Park
• Zgornja Idrijca Natural Park

Natural monuments

On 1 January 2012, there were 1276 natural monuments in Slovenia.

Natura 2000 areas

• Banjšice
• Breginj Stol–Planja
• Lake Cerknica
• Drava
• Dravinja Valley
• Goričko
• Jelovica
• Julian Alps
• Kamnik–Savinja Alps and the Eastern Karawanks
• Karawanks
• Kočevje Region–Kolpa
• Kozje Region–Dobrava–Jovsi
• Krakovo Forest–Šentjernej Plain
• Karst Plateau
• Ljubljana Marsh
• Mur River
• Nanoščica–River Basin
• Planina Karst Field
• Pohorje
• Sava Hills–Mountain Walls
• Sečovlje Saltpans
• Škocjan Inlet
• Slovene Hills–Lowlands
• Snežnik–Pivka
• Trnovo Forest
• Trnovo Forest–Southern Outhskirt and Nanos

External links

• Environmental Atlas of the Environment of Slovenia. Contains detailed maps of the Natura 2000 sites in Slovenia. Environmental Agency of Slovenia.
• Natura 2000 in Slovenia. Ministry of the Agriculture and Environment of the Republic of Slovenia.

Notes and References

1. Book: Bizjak, Janez . Zavarovana območja v Sloveniji . Slovenian, English. Protected Areas of Slovenia . Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Republic of Slovenia . 978-961-6392-61-7 . 2008.