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Mavrovo National Park

Mavrovo National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
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Mavrovo NP with Lake Mavrovo in summer
Map showing the location of Mavrovo National Park
Map showing the location of Mavrovo National Park
Coordinates 41°41′N 20°42′E / 41.683°N 20.700°E / 41.683; 20.700Coordinates: 41°41′N 20°42′E / 41.683°N 20.700°E / 41.683; 20.700
Area 73,088 hectares (730.88 km2)
Established 19 April 1949
http://www.npmavrovo.org.mk/

Mavrovo National Park (Macedonian: Национален парк Маврово) is the largest of the three national parks of the Republic of Macedonia. It was founded in 1949 and is located in the west of the country between Lake Mavrovo and the Albanian border.

The national park, the lake, and the region are named after the village of Mavrovo.

Mavrovo National Park marked on a map (left)

A welcome gate to Mavrovo National Park

Mount Bistra within the national park

View of the lake in winter

Submerged St Nicholas church in the Mavrovo lake


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