List of regional parks of Lithuania

Lithuania has 30 regional parks and 1 protected landscape and 1 cultural reserve. All under V IUCN protected area category. [1] Law on establishing regional parks took effect in 1992. [2]

NameArea (km²)Area rankMunicipality
Anykščiai Regional Park140.8010Anykščiai
Asveja Regional Park109.7017Molėtai, Švenčionys, Vilnius
Aukštadvaris Regional Park153.507Trakai, Prienai, Kaišiadorys
Biržai Regional Park140.3011Biržai, Pasvalys
Dieveniškės Regional Park87.9423Šalčininkai
Dubysa Regional Park89.0022Raseiniai, Kelmė
Gražutė Regional Park242.304Zarasai, Ignalina
Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park96.0021Kaunas district, Kaišiadorys, Kaunas city
Krekenava Regional Park86.8025Panevėžys, Kėdainiai
Kurtuvėnai Regional Park150.908Kelmė, Šiauliai
Labanoras Regional Park553.431Švenčionys, Molėtai, Utena, Ignalina
Meteliai Regional Park177.296Lazdijai, Alytus
Nemunas Delta Regional Park288.703Šilutė
Nemunas Loops Regional Park240.805Prienai, Birštonas, Alytus, Kaišiadorys
Neris Regional Park99.0019Vilnius, Elektrėnai, Trakai
Pagramantis Regional Park144.209Tauragė, Šilalė
Pajūris Regional Park58.7026Klaipėda district, Palanga, Klaipėda city
Panemunių Regional Park115.6315Šakiai, Jurbarkas, Kaunas
Pavilniai Regional Park20.1030Vilnius
Rambynas Regional Park45.2028Pagėgiai
Salantai Regional Park136.3013Kretinga, Skuodas, Plungė
Sartai Regional Park136.5012Rokiškis, Zarasai
Sirvėta Regional Park86.8024Švenčionys, Ignalina
Tytuvėnai Regional Park114.3016Kelmė, Raseiniai
Varniai Regional Park338.002Telšiai, Šilalė, Kelmė
Veisiejai Regional Park122.0014Lazdijai
Venta Regional Park106.3018Akmenė, Mažeikiai, Šiauliai
Verkiai Regional Park27.3129Vilnius city, Vilnius district
Vištytis Regional Park97.0020Vilkaviškis
Žagarė Regional Park49.3027Joniškis
Girija Landscape Reserve [3]1.2632Vilnius
Kernavė State Cultural Reserve1.9431Širvintos

See also

References
  1. Lithuania V. Protected Planet
  2. Law on establishing regional parks and reservoirs
  3. Girija Landscape Reserve European Environment Agency


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