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Petkeljarvi National Park

National Park

Petkeljarvi National Park lies in Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region of Finland, established in 1956 and covering a small area of light Scots pine forest and eskers. It retains fortifications from the Continuation War, and together with neighboring Patvinsuo National Park it forms part of the North Karelian Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO. 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 1
Established Year
1956 1
Area (sq km)
7 1
Governing Body
Metsähallitus 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Metsahallitus (Finland) 1
Sources
1. Petkeljarvi National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Petkeljärvi National Park (Finnish: Petkeljärven kansallispuisto) is a national park in Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region of Finland.
  • Lead sentence
    is a national park in Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region of Finland
  • Lead paragraph
    was established in 1956 and covers 6 square kilometres (2 sq mi).
  • Infobox, area_km2 (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Metsähallitus
  • Introduction
    Petkeljarvi National Park lies in Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region of Finland, established in 1956 and covering a small area of light Scots pine forest and eskers.
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
    It retains fortifications from the Continuation War, and together with neighboring Patvinsuo National Park it forms part of the North Karelian Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Metsähallitus
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Metsähallitus
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Finland; continent follows from the atlas record for Finland
    kansallispuisto) is a national park in Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region of Finland
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