Mavrovo National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Mavrovo NP with Lake Mavrovo in summer
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Coordinates | 41°41′N 20°42′E / 41.683°N 20.700°ECoordinates: 41°41′N 20°42′E / 41.683°N 20.700°E |
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