Krkonoše National Park
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Krkonoše National Park (Czech: Krkonošský národní park, often abbreviated as KRNAP) is a national park in the Liberec and Hradec Králové regions of the Czech Republic. It lies in the Krkonoše Mountains which is the highest range of the country. The park has also been listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve site. It borders Karkonosze National Park in Poland. Krkonoše's highest mountain is Snow Mountain (Sněžka - 1602 m) which is also the highest mountain in the Czech republic.
The National Park management headquarters are located in the town of Vrchlabí, often called the Gateway to Krkonoše.
Resources
- Rubín, Josef (2003). Národní parky a chráněné krajinné oblasti. Praha: Olympia. ISBN 80-7033-808-3.
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(help) - "Správa KRNAP". S-KRNAP-2007. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
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(help) - Opera Corcontica - Scientific Journal from the Krkonoše National Park
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Categories:
- National parks of the Czech Republic
- Biosphere reserves of the Czech Republic
- Protected areas established in 1963
- Geography of the Liberec Region
- Geography of the Hradec Králové Region
- Visitor attractions in the Liberec Region
- Visitor attractions in the Hradec Králové Region
- Liberec Region geography stubs
- Hradec Králové Region geography stubs
- European protected area stubs