Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park

Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
View from the Puerto de las Palomas into the Guadalquivir valley and the village Arroyo Frio
View from the Puerto de las Palomas into the Guadalquivir valley and the village of Arroyo Frío before the 2001 fire.
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LocationProvince of Jaén (Spain)
Coordinates38°05′00″N 2°45′00″W / 38.08333°N 2.75000°W / 38.08333; -2.75000
Area2,099.2 square kilometres (810.5 sq mi)
Established1986[1][2]
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View from the Puerto de las Palomas into the Guadalquivir valley and Arroyo Frío after the 2001 fire.
Tranco Reservoir (Pantano del Tranco), the largest in Jaén

Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas) is a natural park in the eastern and northeastern part of the province of Jaén, Spain, established in 1986.[1][2] With an area of 2,099.2 square kilometres (810.5 sq mi),[1][2][3] it is the largest protected area in Spain[1][2] and the second largest in Europe.[2] It was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1983[4][2] and also a Special Protection Area for migratory birds in 1988.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas, Junta de Andalucía official site. Accessed online 2009-12-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g El Parque Natural, Municipality of Segura de la Sierra. Accessed online 2009-12-28.
  3. ^ Merche S. Calle and Juan Enrique Gómez, Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas: Donde nacen los ríos, Waste Magazine, gives a different number, "214.336 hectáreas", that is, 214,336 ha, 2,143.36 square kilometres (827.56 sq mi).
  4. ^ Biosphere Reserve Information: Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas, UNESCO, 2007-02-27. Accessed online 2009-12-28.