Krkonoše National Park

Krkonoše National Park
National Park
Sněžka Mountain from Černá hora
Symbol
Official name: Krkonošský Národní Park
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Liberec, Hradec Králové
Highest point	Sněžka
- elevation	1,602 m (5,256 ft)
- coordinates	50°44′10″N 15°44′25″E / 50.73611°N 15.74028°E / 50.73611; 15.74028
Lowest point
- elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Length	35 km (22 mi), NW-SE
Width	15 km (9 mi), NE-SW
Area	549.69 km2 (212 sq mi)
- protective zone	186.42 km2 (72 sq mi)
Founded	17 May 1963
Management	Správa KRNAP
- location	Vrchlabí
Location of Krkonoše in the Czech Republic
Website: www.krnap.cz

Krkonoše National Park (Czech: Krkonošský národní park, often abbreviated as KRNAP) is a national park in the Liberec and Hradec Králové regions of the Czech Republic. It lies in the Krkonoše Mountains which is the highest range of the country. The park has also been listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve site. It borders Karkonosze National Park in Poland. Krkonoše's highest mountain is Snow Mountain (Sněžka - 1602 m) which is also the highest mountain in the Czech republic.

The National Park management headquarters are located in the town of Vrchlabí, often called the Gateway to Krkonoše.

Resources

• Rubín, Josef (2003). Národní parky a chráněné krajinné oblasti. Praha: Olympia. ISBN 80-7033-808-3. 

• "Správa KRNAP". S-KRNAP-2007. Retrieved 2007-03-14. 
• Opera Corcontica - Scientific Journal from the Krkonoše National Park

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krkonoše National Park.

• Official website of the park
• Forests of Krkonoše National Park (youtube video)