Krkonoše National Park

	Krkonoše National Park
	National Park
	256px Sněžka Mountain from Černá hora
	90px Symbol
	90px Symbol
	Official name: Krkonošský Národní Park
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Liberec, Hradec Králové
Highest point	Sněžka
- elevation	1,602 m (5,256 ft)
- coordinates	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lowest point
- elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Length	35 km (22 mi), NW-SE
Width	15 km (9 mi), NE-SW
Area	549.69 km2 (212 sq mi)
- protective zone	186.42 km2 (72 sq mi)
Founded	17 May 1963
Management	Správa KRNAP
- location	Vrchlabí
	Location of Krkonoše in the Czech Republic Location of Krkonoše in the Czech Republic
	Website: www.krnap.cz

Krkonoše National Park (Czech: Krkonošský národní park, often abbreviated as KRNAP) is a national park in the Liberec and Hradec Králové regions of the Czech Republic. It lies in the Krkonoše Mountains which is the highest range of the country. The park has also been listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve site. It borders Karkonosze National Park in Poland. Krkonoše's highest mountain is Snow Mountain (Sněžka - 1602 m) which is also the highest mountain in the Czech republic.

The National Park management headquarters are located in the town of Vrchlabí, often called the Gateway to Krkonoše.

Resources

This Liberec Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This Hradec Králové Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to a protected area in Europe is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.