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Peneda-Geres National Park

National Park

Peneda-Geres National Park, also known simply as Geres, is a national park in the Norte region of Portugal. Created in May 1971, it is the oldest protected area and the only national park in Portugal, covering 695.9 square kilometers across the districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga, and Vila Real. It borders the Spanish Baixa Limia-Serra do Xures natural park to the north, and together the two form the UNESCO Geres-Xures biosphere reserve.

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
ICNF (Portugal) 1
Governing Body
ICNF 1
FAQs

Is Peneda-Gerês National Park part of a UNESCO biosphere reserve?

It is half of the Gerês-Xurés Transboundary Biosphere Reserve that UNESCO declared in 2009.

Yes. Peneda-Gerês National Park and the Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés Natural Park across the border in Spain together form the Gerês-Xurés Transboundary Biosphere Reserve. UNESCO declared the reserve on 27 May 2009, and it lies partly in Galicia in Spain and partly in the Norte region of Portugal, so the two parks are managed as one shared landscape.
Sources
1. Peneda-Gerês National Park (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead
    Peneda-Gerês National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpaɾkɨ nɐsjuˈnal dɐ pɨˈneðɐ ʒɨˈɾeʃ]), also known simply as Gerês, is a national park in Norte Region, Portugal.
  • Source text, realm: terrestrial
    Peneda-Gerês National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpaɾkɨ nɐsjuˈnal dɐ pɨˈneðɐ ʒɨˈɾeʃ]), also known simply as Gerês, is a national park in Norte Region, Portugal.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    ICNF
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
    It borders the Spanish Baixa Limia-Serra do Xures natural park to the north, and together the two form the UNESCO Geres-Xures biosphere reserve.
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Wikidata: Peneda-Geres National Park
Wikidata Q1473702, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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