Šumava National Park

Local nameNárodní park Šumava
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The Šumava National Park, or Bohemian Forest National Park,

is a national park in the South Bohemian regions of the Czech Republic along the border with Germany and Austria. They protect a little-inhabited area of the mountain range of the same name, the Šumava or Bohemian Forest.

The Šumava National Park forms about two-thirds of a former protection known as Protected Landscape Area of Šumava, or simply Šumava PLA, established in 1963. In 1990, the area was designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve, and in 1991 it was changed to national park status.The Bohemian Forest mountain range is covered by the most extensive forest in Central Europe, whose natural composition was, however, changed and today spruce plantations prevail in most of the area.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Šumava_National_Park

Official Website https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/nationally-designated-areas-national-cdda-5

Address 38501, Czech Republic

Coordinates 48°59'8.755" N 13°36'8.578" E

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