| Central Forest Nature Reserve | |
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| Russian: Центрально-Лесной заповедник (Also: Tsentralno-Lesnoi) | |
 Staroselsky Mokh swamp | |
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| Location | Russia |
| Nearest city | Nelidovo |
| Coordinates | 56°27′18″N 32°58′36″E / 56.45500°N 32.97667°E |
| Area | 21,000 ha (81 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 4 May 1930; 1 April 1960 |
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Central Forest Nature Reserve (Russian: Центрально-Лесной заповедник) (also, Tsentralno-Lesnoi) is a zapovednik (strict ecological reserve) in the north-west of Russia, located in Andreapolsky and Nelidovsky Districts of Tver Oblast, in the upper course of the Mezha River. It was established on 4 May 1930. The nature reserve is created to protect the conifer forest in the upper course of the Western Dvina River.[1] Since 1985, it is classified as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.[2][3]
- ^ a b Центрально-Лесной Биосферный резерват (in Russian). Особо охраняемые природные территории России. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Центрально-Лесной" (in Russian). Committee of Russian Federation of UNESCO Affairs. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Overview". Central Forest Reserve (Official Site) (in Russian). Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2016.