Haanja Landscape Conservation Area is a

nature park A nature park, or sometimes natural park, is a designation for a protected area by means of long-term land planning, sustainable resource management and limitation of agricultural and real estate developments. These valuable landscapes are pres ...

situated in

Võru County Võru County ( or ''Võrumaa''; ) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's Pskov Oblast (making it the only Estonian county to border two countries) ...

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

. Its area is 17040 ha. The protected area was designated in 1957 to protect areas and nature of

Haanja Parish Haanja Parish (; ) was a rural municipality in Võru County, southeastern Estonia. In 2017, it merged with Rõuge Parish, Mõniste Parish, Misso Parish, and Varstu Parish to create a new entity. It retained the Rõuge Parish name. Settleme ...

(including

Suur Munamägi Suur Munamägi (; translation 'Big Egg Mountain') is the highest peak in Estonia (and the Baltic states), reaching above sea level. It is located near the village of Haanja, in Võru County in the southeastern corner of Estonia, close to the ...

, Vällamägi and Rõuge lakes). In 1979, the protected area was redesigned to the landscape conservation area. It is now located in

Rõuge Parish Rõuge Parish (; ) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. In 2019, it had a population of 5,427 and an area of 933 km2. In 2017, it merged with Haanja Parish, Mõniste Parish, Misso Parish, and Varstu Parish to create a n ...

and

Võru Parish Võru Parish (; ) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County Võru County ( or ''Võrumaa''; ) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's ...

References

Rõuge Parish Võru Parish Nature reserves in Estonia Geography of Võru County {{Estonia-geo-stub