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Tatra National Park, Poland

National Park

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.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1954 1
Area (sq km)
211.64 1
Governing Body
Ministry of the Environment 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 1
Sources
1. Tatra National Park, Poland (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead sentence
    is a national park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
  • Infobox: established
    1954
  • Lead
    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)
  • Lead section
    Tatra National Park (Polish: TatrzaƄski Park Narodowy; abbr.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    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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