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Aggtelek National Park

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Aggtelek National Park is a national park in northern Hungary near Josvafo, established in 1985. It covers about 201.837 square kilometers and protects an extensive karst cave system, providing habitat for the fire salamander. 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
Classification
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 2
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 3
Designation Category
National Park 5
Established Year
1985 5
Area (sq km)
201.83 5
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Hungarian national park directorate 4
Sources
1. Aggtelek National Park (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
Aggtelek National Park (Hungarian: Aggteleki Nemzeti Park) is a national park in Northern Hungary, in the Aggtelek Karst region.
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2. UNESCO: UNESCO World Heritage List: Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
UNESCOOpen data record
Quote, Open data record
"name_en": "Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst"
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3. UNESCO: UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme: Aggtelek Biosphere Reserve
UNESCOOpen data record
Quote, Open data record
The subterranean natural treasures, namely the caves of the Aggtelek Karst and the Slovak Karst, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995.
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4. UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
UNESCO World Heritage CentreJustification, protection and management requirements
Quote, Justification, protection and management requirements
Aggtelek Karst is administered by the Aggtelek National Park Directorate and the Slovak Karst is managed by the Slovak Karst National Park Directorate (surface) and Slovak Caves Administration (caves).
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5. Wikidata: Aggtelek National Park
  • Wikidata Q516668, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q516668 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q516668 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Hungary, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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