Podyjí National Park

Coordinates: 48°51′N 15°54′E / 48.850°N 15.900°E / 48.850; 15.900
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Podyjí National Park
Map showing the location of Podyjí National Park
Map showing the location of Podyjí National Park
Boundary of Podyjí National Park in the Czech Republic and the adjacent Thayatal National Park in Austria
LocationSouth Moravian, Czech Republic
Coordinates48°51′N 15°54′E / 48.850°N 15.900°E / 48.850; 15.900
Length15 km (9.3 mi)
Width8 km (5.0 mi)
Area63 km2 (24 sq mi)
Established1991-07-01
OperatorSpráva NP Podyjí
Websitewww.nppodyji.cz

Podyjí National Park (

Dyje River valley. The well-preserved state of the biome of the park is cited as being unique in Central Europe.[4]

Legal status

Podyjí National Park is one of the four national parks of the Czech Republic. It has an area of 63 square kilometres (24 sq mi) and buffer zone of 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi). It was formally declared a national park 1 July 1991 by government order no. 164/1991.[4] BirdLife International (IBA) has included this park under its criteria C6 covering a larger area of 76.66 square kilometres (29.60 sq mi).[5]

Geography

Podyjí National Park lies in an elevation range of 534–214 metres (1,752–702 ft). Its habitats include forest, grassland, arable land, shrubland, rocky areas and inland wetlands.

Vranov nad Dyjí Chateau.[2]

Wildlife

Cyclamen in Podyjí NP

The park's valley is home to 77 species of plants, which include

reed-beds or willow shrubs are noted. Eighteen species of orchids have been recorded.[4][5]

152 species of bird have been recorded in the park.[4] The IBA trigger species recorded are Syrian woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) and Barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria).[5] The faunal species recorded consist of 65 species of mammals. There are seven species of reptiles, which include a tree snake and green lizard.[4]

Viticulture

Šobes (or Šobes Hill)

Šobes (or Hora Šobes, English: Šobes Hill), one of the oldest and most renowned vineyard tracks in the Czech Republic, is situated in the park.[6][7] In 2014, the company Znovín Znojmo who owns 70% of the vineyards at Šobes, started efforts to place the area on the list of UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. Šobes contains approximately 12 hectares of vineyards.[8]

References

  1. ^ Cilek 2015, p. 7.
  2. ^ a b c Duca 2006, p. 275.
  3. ^ USA 2012, p. 23.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Příroda a péče o území" (in Czech). Základní údaje o NP Podyjí.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Podyji". Birdlife International. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ^ Pergrová, Ilona (17 August 2014). "Národní park Podyjí zpřístupní Šobes i vřesoviště. Po schválení novely zákona" (in Czech). Deník. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  7. Mladá fronta DNES
    (in Czech). iDNES. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. ČT 24
    . 6 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

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