List of national parks of Hungary
In Hungary, there are currently the following national parks:
Duna - Drava National Park
The National Park Duna - Drava founded in 1996, is located between the Danube and the Drava River, in southern Transdanubia. 45 ° 56 '0 "N, 18 ° 45 ' 0" O45.93333333333318.75
It covers an area of approximately 500 km ². The establishment of a national park in this landscape resulted from the need to protect the surrounding rivers in terms of water quality, but also from the fact that this unique plant and animal species occur.
Hortobágy National Park
The National Park ( Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park ), located in Hajduszoboszlo, is the oldest and largest national park in Hungary. It covers an area of approximately 800 km ² and is part of the largest grassland in Europe, the Puszta.
The national park is a biosphere reserve and a large part of a bird sanctuary, especially for waterfowl. This area was known primarily for its salt steppes. In addition, the area offers an adequate basis for the Great Bustard. Moreover, here will find a wide range of rare migratory birds to their resting place. The Hortobágy National Park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.
Coordinates = 47 ° 36 '0 "N, 21 ° 6' 0" O47.621.1
Körös - Maros National Park
The National Park Körös - Maros was founded in 1997 and is located in the southeast part of the country.
The 500 km ² national park along the rivers Maros Körösök and is characterized mainly by its lakes and rivers, which are of vital importance for migratory birds. Furthermore, this national park sees the duty to preserve the remaining areas of the still existing forests and swamps occurring in this area and their population. Also, here is a company founded in 1975 Reserve for bustards.
Duna - Ipoly National Park
The National Park Duna - Ipoly or Danube Ipoly with about 600 sq. km was established in 1997.
Landscape located at the so-called Danube Bend in the mountains of Pili and Borzsony, this national park is characteristic for its diversity of plants and animals, which can be attributed to the prevailing different natural habitats. Many of the species occurring here are protected. Worth mentioning are also the various rock deposits. The Danube Szentendre Island is part of the park.
Balaton Uplands
The Balaton Uplands National Park was established in 1997. It covers an area of approximately 570 km ².
He is scenically diverse. The encountered here Geysirkegel are mainly very interesting from a geological point of view in relation to the volcanism. The Kis-Balaton area is characterized by a bird sanctuary in the area of Lake Balaton. Furthermore, this national park is home to the Keszthely mountains and moors where rare plant species occur. In addition, to find the fossilized remains of the Pannonian Sea National Park.
Kiskunsági National Park
The National Park Kiskunsági ( Kiskunság ) was founded in 1975 and is situated between the rivers Danube and Tisa. It covers an area of nearly 500 km ².
A major part (110 km ²) of this national park makes the biosphere reserve Bugac at Kecskemét, which was declared in 1979 by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. The two largest lakes of the National Park, the colon lake at Izsák and the alkali lakes in small Cumania or upper Kiskunsági, represent significant water reserves
Bükk National Park
The Bükk National Park lies between Eger, Miskolc and Szilvásvárad in Northeast Hungary and founded in 1977.
This national park is the largest in Hungary in a forest and parkland and has an area of 430 km ²; of which almost 40 km ² are specially protected. The Bükk in which the National Park is located, is named after the Matra Mountains, the second highest in Hungary. Its highest point is 959 m of Istalos kő on the west side of the karstic plateau.
Geologically, the Bükk is relatively old. Its limestone was built between Carboniferous and Permian. During the Triassic, and later attended volcanoes for the emergence of shale, basalt and tuff. The Bükk Hove was about 15 million years.
The Bükk National Park is almost completely forested. On the western edge, where crooked engined rock predominates, the beech dominates the oak, on the plateau (Hungarian: bükk ).
Some of the numerous caves can be visited. During the Stone Age, they offered the people protection (archeology, excavations ). The many marked trails invite hiking.
Ferto -Hanság National Park
The National Park Lake Neusiedl, which was built together with Austria, has an area of nearly 240 km ².
He is a valuable habitat for its bog and marsh fauna.
Aggtelek National Park
The Aggtelek National Park was established in 1985. It is located in north-eastern Hungary, bordering Slovakia. The National Park reaches an area of approximately 200 km ².
In 1995, the caves of the Karst Mountains National Park belonging was inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. It includes several caves that were made available to tourism. Also located on the grounds of national parks several places that are historically valuable from the point of view of cultural history and are listed buildings.
Orseg National Park
The National Park Orseg is one of the younger Hungarian national parks. It was opened in 2002.
He reached an area of 440 km ² and it is clear from the merger of several landscape protection areas. The hilly terrain of the national park is crossed by numerous streams and rivers; the climate is characterized by a higher than average rainfall. The area has continued to exhibit some reservoirs. In addition to the typical local plant species here are also found plants that can be found within Hungary only here, such as the Berggamander. Also here is a varied selection to find in animal species, especially on butterflies and dragonflies. Mention should be made here also the occurrence of rare bird species such as the honey buzzard or the corncrake.