Karkonosze National Park
Karkonosze National Park (Polish: Karkonoski Park Narodowy) is a National Park in the Giant Mountains in the Sudetes in southwestern Poland, along the border with the Czech Republic.
| Karkonosze National Park | |
|---|---|
| Karkonoski Park Narodowy | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
View from Szrenica towards the West
Park logo with Giant Mountains skyline | |
Location in Poland | |
| Location | Lower Silesian Voivodeship |
| Nearest city | Karpacz, Jelenia Góra |
| Area | 55.76 km2 (21.53 sq mi) |
| Established | 1959 |
| Governing body | Ministry of the Environment |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Subalpine peatbogs in Giant Mountains |
| Designated | 29 October 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1566 |
The national park is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in the highest part of the Sudetes. It was created in 1959, covering an area of 55.10 km2. Today it is slightly larger at 55.76 km2 (21.53 sq mi), of which 17.18 km2 is strictly protected. The majority of the park area, around 33.80 km2, consists of forests. In 1992 Karkonosze National Park, together with the neighbouring Czech Krkonoše National Park, became part of the Krkonoše/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme. Also, 40 hectares of peat bogs were designated a Ramsar international wetland site.