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| National Parks over Hungary |
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The Hortobágy National Park (founded in 1972) - 80,549 hectares (of which 1285 hectares are under increased protection), representing the largest continuous alkaline plain of the Great Plain in the Tiszántúl. Since 1 December 1999 it has been part of the World Heritage. The most important sights include the famous cold-raised Hungarian grey cattle, racka (long-wool) sheep, Hungarian horses and buffalo, reminders of life on the puszta in ancient times.
Kiskunság National Park (1975) - 56,761 hectares (of which 12,457 hectares are under increased protection), consisting of various landscapes between the rivers Danube and Tisza. Its main claim to fame is the unique flora and fauna of the alkaline pusztas (plain) and sand dunes.
Bükk National Park (founded in 1976) - 43,130 hectares (of which 3774 hectares are under increased protection). It is the largest national park of the country with mountains and forests, situated in the Northern mountains, between Szilvásvárad and Lillafüred. The most important sighs include the various karst formations of the limestone mountains: caves that used to be inhabited by pre-historic men, swallow-holes, ravines.
Aggtelek National Park (1985) - 19,892 hectares (of which 3922 hectares are under increased protection), situated in North Hungary, in the Aggtelek karst region. It has been part of the World Heritage since 1995. The largest stalactite cave of Europe is situated in this area: the Baradla cave (26 km long, of which 8 km is in Slovakia, known under the name of Domica).
Fertõ-Hanság National Park (founded in 1991) - 23,588 hectares (of which 7492 hectares are under increased protection), in West Hungary, alongside the Austrian border. It is famous for the unique plants, animals and cultural assets remaining from the one-time world of bogs and marshland.
Danube-Dráva National Park (founded in 1996) - 49,473 hectares (of which 14,123 hectares are under increased protection), situated in Southern Transdanubia on a long stretch alongside the Rivers Dráva and Danube. The most important sights are the natural resources related to rivers, including the game reserve in Gemenc forest.
Körös-Maros National Park (founded in 1997) - 50,134 hectares (of which 6411 hectares are under increased protection). Situated in the South-eastern part of the country, covering the water systems of the rivers Körös and Maros and stretching all the way to the Tisza. Notable features include the unique animal and plant species only found here in Hungary, such as the bustard, its largest European population located in Dévaványa (Békés County).
Upper Balaton National Park (founded in 1997) - 56,998 hectares (of which 11,134 hectares are under increased protection), situated in Transdanubia, covering the region on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, together with the natural preservation district of the Small Balaton, and unique geological features and landscapes.
Danube-Ipoly National Park (founded in 1997) - 60,314 hectares (of which 16,119 hectares are under increased protection), to the north of Budapest, covering the majority of the Pilis and Börzsöny mountains, between the Rivers Danube and Ipoly. The national park contains the picturesque Danube bend and the Szentendre island.
The tenth and eleventh national parks of the country will be opened in 2002, in in the Õrség in West Hungary, covering 30-40,000 hectares, and in the Nyírség (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) on approximately 100,000 hectares. |
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