Rāzna National Park ( lv, Rāznas nacionālais parks) is a
national park in the
Latgale region of
Latvia. It was established in 2007 and covers an area of . The initiative to create the Rāzna National Park out of an already existing nature park came from the
Daugavpils University.
This national park was created to protect
Lake Rāzna, the second largest
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in Latvia, and the surrounding areas. Because of this, 14% of the surface area of the national park consists of water surfaces. Valuable ecosystems - natural deciduous forests with many rare species of plants are found on several of the 26 islands in
Ežezers lake. Of high value are also the semi-natural grasslands.
See also
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List of national parks in the Baltics
This is a list of the national parks in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Estonia
There are 6 national parks in Estonia.
Latvia
There are 4 national parks in Latvia.
Lithuania
There are 5 national parks in Lithuania.< ...
References
National parks of Latvia
Protected areas established in 2007
2007 establishments in Latvia
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