List of national parks in the Baltics

This is a list of the national parks in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Estonia
See also: List of protected areas of Estonia

There are 5 national parks in Estonia.[1][2]

Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Southern Estonia Võru County 1993 57°42′52″N 26°29′12″E 123.64 square kilometres (47.74 sq mi)
Northern Estonia Lääne-Viru County 1971 59°34′16″N 25°48′1″E 747.84 square kilometres (288.74 sq mi)
Western Estonia Lääne County 1957 58°45′36″N 23°35′49″E 488.6 square kilometres (188.6 sq mi)
South-western Estonia Viljandi County 1993 58°26′27″N 25°6′20″E 398.44 square kilometres (153.84 sq mi)
Western Estonia Saare County 1993 58°22′43″N 21°52′38″E 238.82 square kilometres (92.21 sq mi)

Latvia
See also: List of protected areas of Latvia

There are 4 national parks in Latvia.[3]

Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Vidzeme 1973 57°25′0″N 25°25′0″E 917.86 square kilometres (354.39 sq mi) II
Latgale Dagda Municipality 2007 56°16′0″N 27°30′0″E 596.14 square kilometres (230.17 sq mi) II
Courland Tukums District 1997 56°57′6″N 23°30′45″E 361.86 square kilometres (139.71 sq mi) II
Courland Dundaga Municipality 1999 57°37′27″N 22°17′40″E 163.66 square kilometres (63.19 sq mi) II

Lithuania
See also: List of protected areas of Lithuania

There are 5 national parks in Lithuania.[4] They were established in 1991 after Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Lithuanian SSR National Park established in 1974 was reorganized and renamed Aukštaitija National Park. Now they cover about 2.3 percent of Lithuania's territory.

Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Aukštaitija Ignalina, Utena, and Švenčionys district municipality 1974 55°20′38″N 26°3′25″E 410.56 square kilometres (158.52 sq mi) II
Dzūkija Varėna district municipality 1991 54°4′55″N 24°22′36″E 584.53 square kilometres (225.69 sq mi) II
Lithuania Minor Neringa municipality 1991 55°28′51.6″N 21°5′49.2″E 273.89 square kilometres (105.75 sq mi) II
Dzūkija Trakai district municipality 1991 54°38′20″N 24°25′8″E 81.49 square kilometres (31.46 sq mi) II
Samogitia (Žemaitija) Plungė district municipality 1991 56°2′38″N 21°53′20″E 217.54 square kilometres (83.99 sq mi) II

See also

References
  1. Estonia, Europe Protected Planet
  2. Estonian Nature Conservation in 2007 (PDF). Tallinn: Estonian Environment Information Centre. 2008. p. 29. ISBN 978-9985-881-56-9.
  3. Latvia, Europe Protected Planet
  4. Lithuania, Europe Protected Planet
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