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. Bulgaria has some of the largest Natura 2000 areas in the European Union covering 33.8% of its territory.[2]

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

National Parks

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

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

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

References

  1. "Register of protected areas in Bulgaria". Executive Environment Agency. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. "Report on European Environment Agency about the Nature protection and biodiversity in Europe". European Environment Agency. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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