List of national parks in the Baltics

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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.[1][2]

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Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Eastern Estonia Alutaguse Parish 2018 59°06′N 27°19′E 443.31 square kilometres (171.16 sq mi)
Southern Estonia Võru County 1993 57°42′52″N 26°29′12″E 123.64 square kilometres (47.74 sq mi)
Northern Estonia Lääne-Viru County 1971 59°34′16″N 25°48′1″E 747.84 square kilometres (288.74 sq mi)
Western Estonia Lääne County 1957 58°45′36″N 23°35′49″E 488.6 square kilometres (188.6 sq mi)
South-western Estonia Viljandi County 1993 58°26′27″N 25°6′20″E 398.44 square kilometres (153.84 sq mi)
Western Estonia Saare County 1993 58°22′43″N 21°52′38″E 238.82 square kilometres (92.21 sq mi)
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Latvia

There are 4 national parks in Latvia.[3]

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Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Thumb Vidzeme Cēsis, Saulkrasti, Sigulda and Valmiera Municipality 1973 57°25′0″N 25°25′0″E 917.86 square kilometres (354.39 sq mi) II
Thumb Courland
Semigallia
Vidzeme
Jūrmala City, Jelgava, Mārupe and Tukums Municipality 1997 56°57′6″N 23°30′45″E 361.86 square kilometres (139.71 sq mi) II
Thumb Latgale Krāslava, Ludza and Rēzekne Municipality 2007 56°16′0″N 27°30′0″E 596.14 square kilometres (230.17 sq mi) II
Thumb Courland Talsi Municipality 1999 57°37′27″N 22°17′40″E 163.66 square kilometres (63.19 sq mi) II
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Lithuania

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There are 5 national parks in Lithuania.[4] They were established in 1991 after Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Lithuanian SSR National Park established in 1974 was reorganized and renamed Aukštaitija National Park. Now they cover about 2.3 percent of Lithuania's territory.

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Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Thumb Aukštaitija Ignalina, Utena, and Švenčionys district municipality 1974 55°20′38″N 26°3′25″E 410.56 square kilometres (158.52 sq mi) II
Thumb Dzūkija Varėna district municipality 1991 54°4′55″N 24°22′36″E 584.53 square kilometres (225.69 sq mi) II
Thumb Lithuania Minor Neringa municipality 1991 55°28′51.6″N 21°5′49.2″E 273.89 square kilometres (105.75 sq mi) II
Thumb Dzūkija Trakai district municipality 1991 54°38′20″N 24°25′8″E 81.49 square kilometres (31.46 sq mi) II
Thumb Samogitia (Žemaitija) Plungė district municipality 1991 56°2′38″N 21°53′20″E 217.54 square kilometres (83.99 sq mi) II
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