Llogara National Park
Parku Kombëtar i Llogarasë | ||
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Trees in the national park | ||
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Location: | Vlora Qark , Albania | |
Next city: | Vlora | |
Surface: | 1010 ha | |
Founding: | 1966 | |
View of the Ionian Sea | ||
Flag Pine |
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
- Website of the National Agency for protected areas of the national park (English)
- Website of the National Tourism Agency of the National Park (English)
- Tourist Village Llogora
- Albania Open competition
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).