List of protected areas of Bulgaria

This is a list of protected areas in Bulgaria which includes 3 national parks, 11 nature parks and 55 nature reserves.^[1] The national policy for governing and management of the protected areas is implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Water. The first nature park in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula is Vitosha Nature Park, established in 1934. All of the nationally protected areas in Bulgaria are also part of the Natura 2000 network of protected natural areas in the territory of the European Union. Bulgaria has some of the largest Natura 2000 areas in the European Union covering 33.8% of its territory.^[2]

Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of a World Heritage Site or contains such site

Declared UNESCO Biosphere Reserve or contains such reserve

Declared both UNESCO World Heritage Site (or part of a World Heritage Site or contains such site) and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve or contains such reserve

Parks and reserves in italic letters are part of Global 200 ecoregions.

National Parks

Name	Area	Established
Central Balkan National Park	716.69 km²	1991
Pirin National Park	403.56 km²	1962
Rila National Park	810.46 km²	1992

Nature Parks

Name	Area	Established
Belasitsa Nature Park	117.32 km²	2007
Bulgarka Nature Park	217.72 km²	2002
Golden Sands Nature Park	13.20 km²	1947
Persina Nature Park	217.62 km²	2000
Rila Monastery Nature Park	252.53 km²	2000
Rusenski Lom Nature Park	32.60 km²	1970
Sinite Kamani Nature Park	113.80 km²	1980
Shumen Plateau Nature Park	39.3 km²	1980
Strandzha Nature Park	1,161.00 km²	1995
Vitosha Nature Park	270.79 km²	1934
Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park	288.44 km²	1989

Nature Reserves

Name	Area	Established
Ali Botush Reserve	11.86 km²	1951
Atanasovo Lake	10.32 km²	1980
Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa	28.73 km²	1934
Beglika Reserve	14.61 km²	1960
Beli Lom Reserve	7.75 km²	1980
Bistrishko Branishte	10.61 km²	1934
Boatin Reserve	15.97 km²	1948
Bogdan Reserve	1.13 km²	1972
Bukaka Reserve	0.62 km²	1980
Byala Krava Reserve	0.93 km²	1968
Chervenata stena [bg]	123.94 km²
Chuprene	123.94 km²
Central Rila Reserve	123.94 km²	1992
Dupkata Reserve	12.10 km²	1951
Dzhendema	42.2 km²	1953
Elenova Gora Reserve	0.53 km²	1961
Gornata Koria Reserve	1.61 km²	1968
Gorna Topchia Reserve	1.64 km²	1951
Ibar Reserve	22.48 km²	1985
Kamchia Reserve	8.50 km²	1951
Kamenshtitsa Reserve	10.16 km²	1984
Kaliakra	7.13 km²	1941
Kazanite Reserve	1.61 km²	1983
Kozya Stena Reserve	9.04 km²	1987
Kongura Reserve	13.10 km²	1988
Mantaritza Reserve	10.68 km²	1968
Orelyak Reserve	7.58 km²	1985
Parangalitsa Reserve	15.09 km²	1933
Peeshti Skali Reserve	14.65 km²	1979
Poda	1.01 km²	1989
Ropotamo Reserve	10.00 km²	1940
Severen Dzhendem Reserve	16.10 km²	1983
Silkosiya Reserve	3.89 km²	1931
Skakavitsa Reserve	0.70 km²	1968
Sokolna Reserve	12.50 km²	1979
Srebarna Nature Reserve	8.72 km²	1948
Sredoka Reserve	6.07 km²	1989
Stara Reka Reserve	19.74 km²	1981
Steneto Reserve	35.78 km²	1979
Tisata	5.74 km²	1949
Tisovitsa Reserve	7.49 km²	1990
Torfeno Branishte	7.85 km²	1935
Tsarichina Reserve	34.18 km²	1949
Usungeren	2.11 km²	2005
Uzunbodzhak	25.29 km²	1956
Valchi Dol Reserve	7.76 km²	1980
Vitanovo Reserve	11.12 km²	1981
Vrachanski Karst Reserve	14.38 km²	1983
Yulen	31.56 km²	1994

References

^ "Register of protected areas in Bulgaria". Executive Environment Agency. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
^ "Report on European Environment Agency about the Nature protection and biodiversity in Europe". European Environment Agency. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

External links

[1] "Register of protected areas in Bulgaria". Executive Environment Agency. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

[2] "Report on European Environment Agency about the Nature protection and biodiversity in Europe". European Environment Agency. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

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v t e Protected areas of Bulgaria
National parks	Central Balkan Pirin Rila
Nature parks	Belasitsa Bulgarka Golden Sands Persina Rila Monastery Rusenski Lom Shumen Plateau Sinite Kamani Strandzha Vitosha Vrachanski Balkan
Nature reserves	Ali Botush Reserve Atanasovo Lake Burgas Lake Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa Bistrishko Branishte Boatin Bogdan Central Rila Reserve Chengene Skele Chervenata Stena Dzhendema Ibar Kaliakra Kamchia Kamenshtitsa Kozya Stena Mandra Lake Mantaritza Orelyak Parangalitsa Peeshti Skali Poda Ropotamo Severen Dzhendem Silkosiya Skakavitsa Sokolna Srebarna Sredoka Stara Reka Steneto Tisata Tisovitsa Torfeno Branishte Tsarichina Uchilishtna Gora Usungeren Uzunbodzhak Vitanovo Yulen