Vestiena Protected Landscape
| Vestiena Protected Landscape | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
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  Vestiena Protected Landscape | |
| Location |  Latvia |
| Coordinates | 56°52′49″N 25°54′58″E / 56.88028°N 25.91611°E
Vestiena parish. |
| Area | 271.15 km2 (104.69 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1977 |
| Governing body | Environmental Protection Board |
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Vestiena is
Vidzeme Highlands landscape and natural diversity.[2]
This is a Natura 2000 site.[3]
Geography
The Vestiena Protected Landscape Area includes the central part of the Vidzeme Highlands with the highest peak in Latvia - Gaiziņkalns - as well as other surrounding large hills, the height of which exceeds 270 meters above sea level (Sirdskalns hill, Abrienas hill, Bolēnu hill and others). The territory includes both scenically and biologically valuable group of Vestiena lakes - lake Kāla, lake Talejas, lake Ilziņa and others.
The territory includes
nature monuments Bolēnu spring, as well as Vestiena manor alley
.
Flora
A large number of protected plant species can be found here:
early marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata).[4]
Fauna
Protect fauna species can be found here:
Myotis dasycneme).[4]
See also
References
- ^ Protected Planet
- ISBN 978-9984-45-121-3
- ^ Vestiena Lauku celotajs.
- ^ a b Nature Protection Board. Vestiena