Tatra National Park, Poland

Tatra National Park
Tatrzański Park Narodowy
IUCN category II (national park)
Mountain lakes of Czarny Staw pod Rysami and Morskie Oko seen from Rysy, 2,499 metres (8,199 ft) in elevation. Park logo with the Tatra chamois
Location	Tatra Mountains, southern Poland
Nearest city	Zakopane
Coordinates	49°14′39″N 19°57′20″E
Area	211.64 km2 (81.71 mi2)
Established	1954
Governing body	Ministry of the Environment
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Glacial lakes in the Tatra National Park
Designated	11 December 2017
Reference no.	2340
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Peat bogs in the Tatra National Park
Designated	11 December 2017
Reference no.	2341

Tatra National Park (Polish: Tatrzański Park Narodowy; abbr. TPN) is a national park in the Tatra Mountains, in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The park's office is in Zakopane.

The Tatra Mountains are on the border between Poland (north) and Slovakia (south). Since the early 20th century, both countries have worked together to protect the area. Slovakia created a national park next to the Polish one. Later, UNESCO made the area a cross-border biosphere reserve.

Gallery

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  A field of crocuses in the Goryczkowa Valley, Western Tatras
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  Mnichy Chochołowskie
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  Siklawa Falls
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  Hala Gąsienicowa
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  Czarny Staw pod Rysami and Morskie Oko lakes
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  Kościelec, High Tatras
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  Snow covered Tatras in May 2019
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  Chochołowska Valley in winter
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  A Tatra chamois
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  Tatra Marmots
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  European brown bear
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  Gentiana verna

Related pages

• Western Carpathians

Other websites

• Official Tatra National Park website — (English)