Boatin Biosphere Reserve

Bulgaria · built 1948

Boatin (Bulgarian) is a nature reserve in Central Balkan National Park, located in the Balkan Mountains of central Bulgaria. It spans a territory of 1597 ha or 15.97 km2 and was declared in June 1948 to protect old-growth beech forests. Boatin was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1977, and since 2016 the whole national park was added in the programme. It is a strict nature reserve (1st category protected territory according to Bulgarian legislation and IUCN classification).

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