Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park
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| Location: | Georgia | ||
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| Surface: | 85,000 ha | ||
| Founding: | 1995 | ||
The Bordschomi-Kharagauli National Park ( Georgian ბორჯომ-ხარაგაულის ეროვნული პარკი , bordschom-charagaulis erownuli parki ) is a conservation area in the south-central part of Georgia . It is located in the Lesser Caucasus and covers around 85,000 hectares. The park is at an altitude of 400 to 2,642 meters.
history
Borjomi Kharagauli National Park is the first national park in Georgia. The core area of the park is a former sapovednik , an area that was already strictly protected in Soviet times. The national park was founded in 1995 by resolution of the Georgian parliament and set up with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany and WWF Germany . The Reconstruction Loan Corporation provided a total of 19.18 million Deutsche Mark for the project between 1999 and 2003 . Of this, 2.5 million marks were invested for the park and 16.68 million marks for the infrastructure in the buffer zone around the park.
503.25 km² in the core zone of the national park belong to the wilderness areas certified by the European Wilderness Society .
Flora and fauna
In the northern part of the park, at an altitude of 400 to 1,800 meters above sea level, the colchic forest with rhododendrons , cherry laurel and holm oak dominates . At 2,000 meters above sea level, there are subalpine meadows with tall grass and, in summer, the colorful blooming Caucasian lotus, buttercups , lady's mantle and anemones . Brown bears , wolves , lynxes , roe deer and chamois as well as golden eagles and red deer live in the park . The highest mountains in the park are the Sametschwario (2,642 m), the Shawimta (2,511 m) and the Zchalzitela (2,496 m). Various healing springs arise in the park area, including Zanawi (brand name Borjomi light ) and Larebi (brand name Borjomi super light ).
tourism
The park is open from April to October. It has ten hiking trails of various difficulty levels, which can be walked from May to October or November. They can be used in the company of certified guides. They allow hikes between one and five days and run at heights between 800 and 2,642 meters. One of the paths is the “Tsar Nicholas II Path ”, the ruler's favorite path from his summer residence near the village of Likani into the mountains. Visitors can choose between five entrances. The main entrance and the visitor center are located at the Kurort Bordschomi, which borders directly on the park . Guest houses and campsites are available at the park entrances for overnight stays. Ranger and refuge huts with simple equipment can be used during the hikes.
Web links
- Portrait of the National Park from WWF Germany (PDF)
- Bordschomi-Kharagauli National Park (English)
- Report on the National Park (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ WWF Germany: Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. Retrieved February 1, 2016 .
- ^ Kerstin Viering: National parks for daily bread. In: Berliner Zeitung. October 16, 2001, accessed February 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. In: Lonely Planet. Retrieved February 1, 2016 .