Tatra National Park, Poland

For the Tatra National Park in Slovakia, see Tatra National Park, Slovakia.
Tatra National Park
Tatrzański Park Narodowy
Mountain lakes of Czarny Staw pod Rysami and Morskie Oko seen from Poland's highest point, the north-western summit of Rysy, 2,499 metres (8,199 ft) in elevation.
Park logo with the Tatra chamois
Map showing the location of Tatra National Park
Map showing the location of Tatra National Park
Location in Poland
Map showing the location of Tatra National Park
Map showing the location of Tatra National Park
Tatra National Park, Poland (Poland)
LocationTatra Mountains, southern Poland
Nearest cityZakopane
Coordinates49°14′39″N 19°57′20″E / 49.2443°N 19.9556°E / 49.2443; 19.9556
Area211.64 km2 (81.71 mi2)
Established1954
Governing bodyMinistry of the Environment
Official nameGlacial lakes in the Tatra National Park
Designated11 December 2017
Reference no.2340[1]
Official namePeat bogs in the Tatra National Park
Designated11 December 2017
Reference no.2341[2]

Tatra National Park (Polish: Tatrzański Park Narodowy; abbr. TPN) is a national park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in central-southern Poland.[3] The park is headquartered in the town of Zakopane.[4]

The Tatra Mountains form a natural border between Poland to the north and Slovakia to the south, and the two countries have cooperated since the early 20th century on efforts to protect the area. Slovakia created an adjoining national park, and UNESCO later designated the area a transboundary biosphere reserve.

  1. ^ "Glacial lakes in the Tatra National Park". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Peat bogs in the Tatra National Park". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ en.poland.gov: Tatra National Park . accessed 5.12.2013
  4. ^ "Biuletyny Informacji Publicznej". bip.malopolska.pl. Retrieved 2023-05-04.