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. 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.

  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 Photo Area Established Location
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 Photo Area Established Location
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 Photo Area Established Location
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
Rila Monastery Forest 36.71 km2 1986
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

See also

References

  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.