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.

  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 in bolded letters are declared PAN Parks

Parks and reserves in italic letters are part of Global 200 ecoregions

National Parks
Name Photo Area Established Location
Central Balkan National Park716.69 km21991
Pirin National Park403.56 km21962
Rila National Park810.46 km21992

Nature Parks
Name Photo Area Established Location
Belasitsa Nature Park117.32 km22007
Bulgarka Nature Park217.72 km22002
Golden Sands Nature Park13.20 km21947
Persina Nature Park217.62 km22000
Rila Monastery Nature Park252.53 km22000
Rusenski Lom Nature Park32.60 km21970
Sinite Kamani Nature Park113.80 km21980
Shumen Plateau Nature Park39.3 km21980
Strandzha Nature Park1,161.00 km21995
Vitosha Nature Park270.79 km21934
Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park288.44 km21989

Nature Reserves
Name Photo Area Established Location
Ali Botush Reserve11.86 km21951
Atanasovo Lake10.32 km21980
Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa28.73 km21934
Beglika Reserve14.61 km21960
Beli Lom Reserve7.75 km21980
Bistrishko Branishte10.61 km21934
Boatin Reserve15.97 km21948
Bukaka Reserve0.62 km21980
Byala Krava Reserve0.93 km21968
Chervenata stena123.94 km2
Chuprene123.94 km2
Central Rila Reserve123.94 km21992
Dupkata Reserve12.10 km21951
Dzhendema42.2 km21953
Elenova Gora Reserve0.53 km21961
Gornata Koria Reserve1.61 km21968
Gorna Topchia Reserve1.64 km21951
Ibar Reserve22.48 km21985
Kamchia Reserve8.50 km21951
Kamenshtitsa Reserve10.16 km21984
Kaliakra7.13 km21941
Kazanite Reserve1.61 km21983
Kozya Stena Reserve9.04 km21987
Kongura Reserve13.10 km21988
Mantaritza Reserve10.68 km21968
Orelyak Reserve7.58 km21985
Parangalitsa Reserve15.09 km21933
Peeshti Skali Reserve14.65 km21979
Poda1.01 km21989
Ropotamo Reserve10.00 km21940
Severen Dzhendem Reserve16.10 km21983
Silkosiya Reserve3.89 km21931
Skakavitsa Reserve0.70 km21968
Sokolna Reserve12.50 km21979
Srebarna Nature Reserve8.72 km21948
Sredoka Reserve6.07 km21989
Stara Reka Reserve19.74 km21981
Steneto Reserve35.78 km21979
Tisata5.74 km21949
Tisovitsa Reserve7.49 km21990
Torfeno Branishte7.85 km21935
Tsarichina Reserve34.18 km21949
Usungeren2.11 km22005
Uzunbodzhak25.29 km21956
Valchi Dol Reserve7.76 km21980
Vitanovo Reserve11.12 km21981
Vrachanski Karst Reserve14.38 km21983
Yulen31.56 km21994

See also

References
  1. "Register of protected areas in Bulgaria". Executive Environment Agency. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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