Bieszczady National Park | |
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Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy | |
Location | Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland |
Coordinates | 49°17′17″N 22°29′49″E / 49.288°N 22.497°E |
Area | 292.02 km2 (112.75 sq mi) |
Established | 1973 |
Governing body | Ministry of the Environment |
Part of | Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe |
Criteria | Natural: ix |
Reference | 1133ter |
Inscription | 2007 (31st Session) |
Extensions | 2011, 2017, 2021 |
Bieszczady National Park ([bʲɛˈʂt͡ʂadɨ]; Polish: Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy) is the third-largest national park in Poland, located in Subcarpathian Voivodeship in the extreme southeast corner of the country. In 2021, the national park became a UNESCO World Heritage Site (as an extension to the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe).[1]