Krkonoše National Park ( cs, Krkonošský národní park, often abbreviated as KRNAP) is a national park in the Liberec and

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regions of the

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. It lies in the Krkonoše Mountains which is the highest range of the country. The park has also been listed as a

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Biosphere Reserve site. It borders

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. Krkonoše's highest mountain is Snow Mountain (

Sněžka Sněžka or Śnieżka (in Czech and Polish respectively; german: Schneekoppe, sk, Snežka) is a mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland, the most prominent point of the Silesian Ridge in the Giant Mountains. At , its summit ...

- 1602 m) which is also the highest mountain in the Czech republic. The National Park management headquarters are located in the town of

Vrchlabí Vrchlabí (; german: Hohenelbe, la, Albipolis) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. It lies at the foot of the Giant Mountains on the river Elbe. The town centre with ...

, often called the Gateway to Krkonoše.

Resources

* * * Opera Corcontica - Scientific Journal from the Krkonoše National Park

External links

Official website of the park

Forests of Krkonoše National Park (youtube video)
National parks of the Czech Republic Biosphere reserves of the Czech Republic Ramsar sites in the Czech Republic Protected areas established in 1963 Geography of the Liberec Region Geography of the Hradec Králové Region Tourist attractions in the Liberec Region Tourist attractions in the Hradec Králové Region {{Europe-protected-area-stub