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.[1] 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.[2]

  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

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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

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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

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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
 
 
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

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References

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  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.
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