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Gauja National Park

National Park

Gauja National Park, in the Vidzeme region, is the largest national park in Latvia, covering 917.86 square kilometers along the valley of the Gauja river, from which it takes its name, running from northeast of Sigulda to southwest of Cesis. It was established to protect slightly disturbed natural areas, promote nature tourism and ensure sustainable development, and is known for its high biological diversity, rock outcrops, varied terrain, springs and many historical and cultural monuments spanning several centuries. Its administration is based in Sigulda.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1973 2
Area (sq km)
917.9 2
Governing Body
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development 1
IUCN Category
II 2
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 1
Sources
1. Gauja National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Gauja National Park (Latvian: Gaujas nacionālais parks) in Vidzeme is the largest national park in Latvia, with an area of 917.86 km2 running from north-east of Sigulda to south-west of Cēsis along the valley of the Gauja River, from which the park takes its name.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
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2. Gauja National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata item Q743754
    P31 protected-area class match, verified by search+class allow-list
  • Part Of: Latvia, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Gauja National Park
Wikidata Q743754, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Latvia
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Latvia, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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