Alt_Pirineu_Natural_Park Knowpia

Alt Pirineu Natural Park
Alt Pirineu Natural Park
Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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	Location of the natural park in Catalonia
Location	Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Coordinates	42°29′46″N 1°12′38″E / 42.49611°N 1.21056°E
Area	69,850 hectares (172,600 acres)
Established	2003
Governing body	Generalitat de Catalunya
	www.gencat.cat/parcs/alt_pirineu

Alt Pirineu Natural Park (Catalan: Parc Natural de l'Alt Pirineu) is the largest natural park in Catalonia, Spain. The park was established in 2003 by the Generalitat de Catalunya and covers an area of 69,850 hectares (172,600 acres), including the highest peaks of the Pyrenees in Catalonia. It stretches over the comarques of Pallars Sobirà and Alt Urgell.^[1]^[2]

References edit

^ "Alt Pirineu Natural Park". Diputació de Lleida - ARA LLEIDA. lleidatur.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^ Marta Pallarès (December 31, 2004). "PARC NATURAL DE L'ALT PIRINEU". Observatori de projectes i debats territorials de Catalunya (in Catalan). scot.cat. Retrieved February 5, 2012.