Llogara National Park

Parku Kombëtar i Llogarasë
	Trees in the national park
Location:	Vlora Qark , Albania
Next city:	Vlora
Surface:	1010 ha
Founding:	1966
	View of the Ionian Sea
	Flag Pine
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The Llogara National Park ( Albanian : Parku Kombëtar i Llogarasë ) is located in the Ceraunic Mountains in southern Albania about 40 km southeast of Vlora . He is from the national road SH 8 , which over the 1027 m above sea level. A. high Llogara pass leads, crossed.

The national park was founded in 1966 and covers an area of 1010 hectares. The park protects in particular the mountain forest of pines and bushes on the north side of the Llogara pass at an altitude between 470 m and 2018 m above sea level. A.

fauna and Flora

This consists mainly of black pines (Pinus nigra) , snake-skin pines (Pinus heldreichii) , Bulgarian firs (Abies borisii-regis) and ash trees . Individual trees with specially shaped branches even have names.

Wild goats and deer are rare in the area. Wolf , fox , stone marten and wildcat are even more common. The alpine stone hen is one of the most common birds . Even golden eagles , griffon vulture , Egyptian vulture , raven , sparrow hawks and owls living around Llogara.

Activities and facilities

In the national park there are several restaurants and hotels along the road that serve as excursion destinations. There is the possibility of hiking and trekking tours in the park and the surrounding mountains. The southern slope of the Llogara pass - outside the national park - is a launch site for paragliders , which is used every year for an international competition.

A visitor center was opened in January 2019.

History

In the area around the national park there are caves with prehistoric rock carvings.

Web links

Commons : Llogara - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Official Record for Llogara. In: protectedplanet.net. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .
↑ ^a ^b Florian Baba (editor): Linja e Gjelbër Shqiptare, Tirana 2008
↑ ^a ^b Wolfgang Fremuth (editor): Albania - Guide to it's Natural Treasures , Verlag Herwig Klemp, Tirana 2000, ISBN 3-931323-06-4
^ Blendi Klosi: Post about the opening. In: Facebook. January 26, 2019, Retrieved January 26, 2019 (Albanian).

[1] Official Record for Llogara. In: protectedplanet.net. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .

[greenline-2] Florian Baba (editor): Linja e Gjelbër Shqiptare, Tirana 2008

[fremuth-3] Wolfgang Fremuth (editor): Albania - Guide to it's Natural Treasures , Verlag Herwig Klemp, Tirana 2000, ISBN 3-931323-06-4

[4] Blendi Klosi: Post about the opening. In: Facebook. January 26, 2019, Retrieved January 26, 2019 (Albanian).