Kalkalpen National Park

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Kalkalpen National Park
Limestone Alps National Park
IUCN category II (national park)

The Reichraminger Hintergebirge taken from Kalkalpen National Park
Kalkalpen National Park
Location within Austria
Location Northern Limestone Alps, Upper Austria, Austria
Coordinates 47°47′24″N 14°22′25″E / 47.79000°N 14.37361°E / 47.79000; 14.37361Coordinates: 47°47′24″N 14°22′25″E / 47.79000°N 14.37361°E / 47.79000; 14.37361
Area 20,825 hectares (51,460 acres)
Established 25 July 1997 (1997-07-25)
Official website

Kalkalpen National Park (German: Nationalpark Kalkalpen) or Limestone Alps National Park is a national park in the Northern Limestone Alps of Austria. It contains Central Europe's largest forest region, as well the largest karst in Austria.[1] It opened on 25 July 1997,[2][3] and has an area of 20,825 hectares (51,460 acres).[4]

See also

References

  1. "Kalkalpen National Park". Urlaubsregion Pyhrn-Priel. Retrieved 1 September 2013. 
  2. "Background Info: Kalkalpen National Park". Nationalpark Kalkalpen. Retrieved 1 September 2013. 
  3. "Zeittafel" [Timeline] (in German). Nationalpark Kalkalpen. Retrieved 1 September 2013. 
  4. "Rahmenvereinbarung Nationalpark Kalkalpen Region". CIPRA. Retrieved 1 September 2013. 

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