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Pirin National Park

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Pirin National Park, originally named Vihren National Park, covers the larger part of the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, spanning about 403.56 square kilometers. It was established in 1962, expanded several times since, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Elevation within the park ranges from 950 meters to 2,914 meters at Vihren, the second highest peak in Bulgaria and third highest in the Balkans. The park lies in Blagoevgrad Province across seven municipalities, with no populated places inside its boundaries, and includes the Bayuvi Dupki-Dzhindzhiritsa and Yulen nature reserves. Bayuvi Dupki-Dzhindzhiritsa, established in 1934, is one of the oldest reserves in Bulgaria and is part of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme. Pirin is known for its 118 glacial lakes, including Popovo Lake, the largest and deepest, along with a scattering of small glaciers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1962 2
Area (sq km)
274 2
Governing Body
Ministry of Environment and Water 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 1
Sources
1. Pirin National Park (Wikipedia)
  • lead section
    Pirin National Park, originally named Vihren National Park, covering the larger part of the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, spanning an area of 403.56 square kilometers (155.82 mi2).
  • Introduction
    Pirin National Park, originally named Vihren National Park, covers the larger part of the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, spanning about 403.56 square kilometers.
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    It was established in 1962, expanded several times since, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Ministry of Environment and Water
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Ministry of Environment and Water
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2. Wikidata: Pirin National Park
  • Wikidata Q651314, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q651314 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q651314 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Bulgaria, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Bulgaria
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Bulgaria, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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