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Slovak Karst National Park

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Slovak Karst National Park protects a complex of karst plains and plateaus in the Slovenske Rudohorie mountains of the Carpathians, in southern Slovakia. The area was first given protected status as a landscape area in 1973, and Slovak Karst National Park was formally declared on 1 March 2002. It is also designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and part of it forms the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, shared with Hungary.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
2002 2
Area (sq km)
343.4809 2
Governing Body
Správa Národného parku Slovenský kras (Slovak Karst National Park Administration) in Brzotín 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Slovak national park administration 1
Sources
1. Slovak Karst National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Správa Národného parku Slovenský kras (Slovak Karst National Park Administration) in Brzotín
  • Lead section
    Slovak Karst National Park (Národný park Slovenský kras) is a national park in the Slovak Karst (Slovenský kras) mountain range in South East Slovakia.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Správa Národného parku Slovenský kras (Slovak Karst National Park Administration) in Brzotín
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    It is also designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and part of it forms the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, shared with Hungary.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Správa Národného parku Slovenský kras (Slovak Karst National Park Administration) in Brzotín
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
    It is also designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and part of it forms the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, shared with Hungary.
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2. Slovak Karst National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata item Q1351150
    P31 protected-area class match, verified by search+class allow-list
  • Part Of: Slovakia, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Slovak Karst National Park
Wikidata Q1351150, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Slovakia
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Slovakia, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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