Tatra National Park protects the Polish part of the Tatra Mountains, on the border with Slovakia in the Tatra County of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, with its headquarters in Zakopane. Established in 1954 and covering about 212 square kilometers across the High Tatras and Western Tatras, it includes Rysy, the highest peak in Poland at 2,499 meters, and has been a UNESCO transboundary biosphere reserve with the adjoining Slovak park since 1992.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of the Environment 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Sources
1. Tatra National Park, Poland (Wikipedia)
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is a national park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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1954
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It was established originally over an area of 215.56 km2 (83.23 sq mi), but it is currently slightly smaller, at 211.64 km2 (81.71 sq mi)
Lead: area
It was established originally over an area of 215.56 km2 (83.23 sq mi), but it is currently slightly smaller, at 211.64 km2 (81.71 sq mi)
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Tatra National Park (Polish: Tatrzański Park Narodowy; abbr.
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Ministry of the Environment
entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
Established in 1954 and covering about 212 square kilometers across the High Tatras and Western Tatras, it includes Rysy, the highest peak in Poland at 2,499 meters, and has been a UNESCO transboundary biosphere reserve with the adjoining Slovak park since 1992.
Part Of: Poland, Lead paragraph
national park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Poland; continent follows from the atlas record for Poland
national park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland
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