Alt Pirineu Natural Park

Alt Pirineu Natural Park
Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

Location of the natural park in Catalonia
Location	Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Coordinates	42°29′46″N 1°12′38″E / 42.49611°N 1.21056°E / 42.49611; 1.21056Coordinates: 42°29′46″N 1°12′38″E / 42.49611°N 1.21056°E / 42.49611; 1.21056
Area	69,850 hectares (172,600 acres)
Established	2003 (2003)
Governing body	Generalitat de Catalunya
http://www.gencat.cat/parcs/alt_pirineu

Alt Pirineu Natural Park (Catalan: Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu) is the largest natural park in Catalonia, Spain. The park was established in 2003 by the Generalitat de Catalunya and covers an area of 69,850 hectares (172,600 acres), including the highest peaks of the Pyrenees in Catalonia. It stretches over the comarques of Pallars Sobirà and Alt Urgell.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Alt Pirineu Natural Park". Diputació de Lleida - ARA LLEIDA. lleidatur.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
↑ Marta Pallarès (December 31, 2004). "PARC NATURAL DE L'ALT PIRINEU". Observatori de projectes i debats territorials de Catalunya (in Catalan). scot.cat. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

Protected areas of Catalonia

National park	Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici

Natural parks	Alt Pirineu Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Cadí–Moixeró Cap de Creus Ebre Delta Els Ports Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Montseny Montserrat Sant Llorenç de Munt and l'Obac Serra de Montsant Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Garraf Massif

Natural Site of National Interest	L'Albera Poblet Massís del Pedraforca

Natural reserve	Llobregat Delta

Marine reserve	Illes Medes

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