Picos de Europa National Park lies in the Picos de Europa mountain range in northern Spain, spanning the autonomous communities of Asturias, Cantabria, and Castile and Leon. Established in 1918 as the first national park in Spain, it began around the Lakes of Covadonga and grew through later expansions to cover about 671 square kilometers today. The park's limestone massifs show the marks of past glacial erosion, with elevation ranging from about 75 meters along the Deva River to 2,648 meters at Torre de Cerredo, and it was recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2003. About 1,300 people live within its boundaries, and it remains a popular destination for hikers and trekkers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Designation Category Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of Environment of Spain 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Sources
1. Picos de Europa National Park (Wikipedia)
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The Picos de Europa National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional de Picos de Europa) is a National Park in the Picos de Europa mountain range, in northern Spain.
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The Picos de Europa National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional de Picos de Europa) is a National Park in the Picos de Europa mountain range, in northern Spain. It is within the boundaries of three autonomous communities, Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León, which are represented on the body which runs the park.
entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
The park's limestone massifs show the marks of past glacial erosion, with elevation ranging from about 75 meters along the Deva River to 2,648 meters at Torre de Cerredo, and it was recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2003.
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Ministry of Environment of Spain
View the Source2. Wikidata: Picos de Europa National Park
- Wikidata Q48567, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q158454
- Wikidata Q48567 P571 inception
- Part Of: Spain, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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