Register of protected areas in Bulgaria

Vrachanski Karst   (Unique identification code in the register: 38)

Category: Reserve

Map:
Map of the object
Digital boundaries - WGS 84, UTM 35N (shp)	Digital boundaries are in the process of updating

Area: 1438.9 hectares

Location:
District: Vratsa, Municipality: Vratsa, Locality: Pavolche, Vratsa, Zgorigrad

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
Vratsa - ul."Ekzarh Josif" 81

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Forestry Directorates (RFD):
RFD Berkovitsa: SFE Vratsa

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.854 from 10.08.1983 854-1983

Ordinance for change:

1. Change in the area - decrease with Ordinance No.9 from 09.01.1985 9-1985
2. Change in the area - increase with Ordinance No.1449 from 21.12.1989 1449-1989

Aims of the declaration:
1. Unique karst complex with picturesque landscapes

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. All activities are prohibited in the forest reserve except: 1. its conservancy; 2. visits with a scientific purpose; 3. people walking on the designated paths, including when it's with an educational purpose; 4. collection of seeds, wild plants, and animals with a scientific purpose

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. PZ under the Bird Directive: Vrachanski Balkan
2. PZ under the Habitat Directive: Vrachanski Balkan

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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
The data in the registry are updated regularly