Register of protected areas in Bulgaria


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Reka Maritsa   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0000578)

Category: PZ under the Habitat Directive

Map:

Map of the object


Area: 14467.17 hectares

Location:
1. District: Haskovo, Municipality: Dimitrovgrad, Locality: Brod, Chernogorovo, Dimitrovgrad, Krum, Radievo, Raynovo, Skobelevo, Stalevo, Velikan, Yabalkovo, Zlatopole
2. District: Haskovo, Municipality: Harmanli, Locality: Balgarin, Biser, Dositeevo, Harmanli, Preslavets, Rogozinovo, Shishmanovo
3. District: Haskovo, Municipality: Haskovo, Locality: Nova Nadezhda
4. District: Haskovo, Municipality: Lyubimets, Locality: Georgi-Dobrevo, Lyubimets, Yerusalimovo
5. District: Haskovo, Municipality: Simeonovgrad, Locality: Konstantinovo, Simeonovgrad, Svirkovo
6. District: Haskovo, Municipality: Svilengrad, Locality: Generalovo, Kapitan Аndreevo, Momkovo, Svilengrad
7. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Belovo, Locality: Belovo, Dabravite, Menenkyovo
8. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Pazardzhik, Locality: Govedare, Hadzhievo, Miryantsi, Mokrishte, Ognyanovo, Pazardzhik, Sinitovo, Velichkovo, Zvanichevo
9. District: Pazardzhik, Municipality: Septemvri, Locality: Boshulya, Karabunar, Kovachevo, Septemvri, Vetren, Vinogradets, Zlokuchene
10. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Maritsa, Locality: Kostievo, Manole, Rogosh
11. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Parvomay, Locality: Dobri dol, Gradina, Karadzhalovo, Krushevo, Parvomay, Vinitsa
12. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Plovdiv, Locality: Plovdiv, Severen, Zapaden
13. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Rakovski, Locality: Belozem, Chalakovi
14. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Rodopi, Locality: Orizari, Tsalapitsa, Yagodovo
15. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Sadovo, Locality: Cheshnegirovo, Katunitsa, Milevo, Popovitsa, Seltsi
16. District: Plovdiv, Municipality: Stamboliyski, Locality: Novo selo, Stamboliyski, Trivoditsi
17. District: Stara Zagora, Municipality: Bratya Daskalovi, Locality: Mirovo
18. District: Stara Zagora, Municipality: Chirpan, Locality: Zetyovo, Zlatna livada

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
1. Haskovo - ul."Dobrudja",bl. 14, et.1
2. Pazardzhik - ul. "Gurko" № 3 et.4 p.k.220
3. Plovdiv - bul."Maritsa" 122
4. Stara Zagora - bul."Stara planina" № 2

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-728 from 19.08.2024 2-2-578-728-2024

Record for protected zone (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Protection and maintenance of natural habitats types under item 2.1, habitats referred to item 2.2. species, their populations and distribution within the area to achieve and maintain their favorable conservation status in Continental biogeographical region;
2. Improving the structure and functions of natural habitats with codes 1530*, 6210 (* importanta orchid habitat), 62A0, 91AA*, 91M0 and 92A0;
3. Improving the status of species populations of Myomimus roachi, Spermophilus citellus, Sabanejewia balcanica, Coenagrion ornatum and Ophiogomphus cecilia;
4. Improvement of habitats of species Myomimus roachi, Spermophilus citellus, Aspius aspius, Barbus cyclolepis, Cobitis taenia, Sabanejewia balcanica, Morimus funereus and Unio crassus;
5. If necessary, improvement of the condition or restoration of types of natural habitats refered in item 2.1, habitats of the species refered in item 2.2 and their populations

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 1 from Biological Diversity Act: 1530 *Pannonic salt steppes and salt marshes; 3150 Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition; 3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion; 3270 Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri and Bidention p.p.; 6110 * Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi; 6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid habitat); 6220 * Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea; 62A0 Eastern sub-Mediterranean dry grasslands ; 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels; 6510 Lowland hay meadows; 91AA * Eastern white oak woods; 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Pandion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae); 91F0 Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris); 91M0 Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak-sessile oak forests; 92A0 Salix alba and Populus alba galleries;
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 2 from Biological Diversity Act: Mammals - Lutra lutra, Myomimus roachi, Spermophilus citellus, Miniopterus schreibersii, Myotis myotis, Myotis blythii, Myotis emarginatus, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus hipposideros; Amphibians and reptiles - Bombina bombina, Bombina variegata, Triturus karelinii, Elaphe sauromates, Emys orbicularis, Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca, Mauremys rivulata; Fish - Aspius aspius, Barbus cyclolepis, Rhodeus amarus, Cobitis taenia, Sabanejewia balcanica; Inrevertebrates - Lucanus cervus, Cerambyx cerdo, Morimus funereus, Eriogaster catax, Probaticus subrugosus, Euplagia (Callimorpha quadripunctaria(, Lycaena dispar, Euphydryas aurinia, Coenagrion ornatum, Ophiogomphus cecilia, Paracaloptenus caloptenoides, Vertigo angustior, Vertigo moulinsiana, Unio crassus.

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited conducting races with motor vehicles outside the existing roads and the places regulated for that;
2. It is prohibited movement of motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs and buggies off existing roads in non-urban areas. The prohibition does not apply to routes for the movement of the listed motor vehicles determined on the basis of a normative act, as well as in case of disasters, emergencies and for carrying out fire-fighting, emergency, control and rescue activities;
3. It is prohibited construction of barriers to the river course hydrotechnical facilities, not allowing access to the viewing of the species according to item 2.2 up and down along the river;
4. It is prohibited to change the way of permanent use, plowing, afforestation and conversion into permanent plantations of meadows, pastures and grassland, when using agricultural lands as such;
5. It is prohibited to plow and afforest meadows, barren lands and other unforested forest territories within the boundaries of non-forest natural habitats under item 2.1 except in cases of proven need for protection against erosion and flood rain;
6. It is prohibited to remove landscape features (borders, vital single trees and groups of trees, traditional strips occupied by shrub and tree vegetation among lands under cultivation, protective forest belts, stone fences and hedges), when using agricultural land as such, except in cases to removal of invasive alien species of trees and shrubs;
7. It is prohibited the prospecting for minerals (construction and stone materials), creating new and expanding concession areas for extraction of minerals (construction and stone materials); prohibition does not apply in cases where the date of publication of the order in the "Official Gazette" has started a procedure for granting permits for prospecting and / or exploration and / or the concession for extraction under Subsurface Resources Act (SRA) and Concessions Act, or a procedure for their coordination under Chapter Six of the Law on environmental protection and / or art. 31 of the Biological Diversity Act or an application for registration of a commercial discovery;
8. It is prohibited the use of fertilizers, soil improvers, biologically active substances, nutrient substrates and plant protection products that do not meet the requirements of the Plant Protection Act;
9. It is prohibited the use of mineral fertilizers in meadows, pastures, grasslands, abandoned agricultural lands and forest areas, as well as plant protection products and biocides of professional category for use in these territories and in the areas located under photovoltaic power plants, except in case of calamity, epiphytotia, epizootic or epidemic, when applying selective methods of combating invasive alien species, as well as in forecasts by a forest protection station in forest plantations;
10. It is prohibited to use of organic sludge from industrial and other waters and household waste for introduction into agricultural land without permission from the specialized bodies of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and when the concentration of heavy metals, metalloids and persistent organic pollutants in sludge exceeds background concentrations according to Annex № 1 of Ordinance № 3 of 2008 on the norms for permissible content of harmful substances in soils (SG, issue 71 of 2008);
11. It is prohibited to use of irrigation water that contains harmful substances and waste above the permissible norms;
12. It is prohibited burning of stubble, syllables, roadside strips and areas with dry and moisture-loving vegetation;
13. It is prohibited carrying out felling in natural habitat with code 91E0 *, except for the needs of facilities (elements) of the technical infrastructure, for prevention of dangers endangering human life and health, in case of disasters and accidents, for maintenance / improvement of natural habitats and habitats of the species under item 2;
14. It is prohibited logging in riparian natural forests and riparian tree strips in the 15-meter zone around permanent water courses, with the exception of: for construction, repair and maintenance of facilities (elements) of the technical infrastructure; to prevent dangers threatening the life and health of people; in disasters and accidents; to maintain/improve the state of natural habitats and the habitats of the species under item 2; the cases of implementation of investment proposals, approved or agreed upon in accordance with Chapter Six of the Law on Environmental Protection and/or Art. 31 of the Biological Diversity Act as of the date of entry into force of the order;
15. It is prohibited grazing of domestic animals in forest areas, which are designated for forests in the old age phase.
16. It is prohibited extraction of wood and biomass in forests in the old age phase, except in cases of damage of more than 50% of the area of ??the respective forest in the old age phase due to natural disasters and calamities; in old age forests, through which existing forest roads and other infrastructure objects pass, if proven necessary, felling of single dry, damaged, endangered or obstructing the safe movement of people and vehicles or the normal functioning of infrastructure objects trees is allowed;
17. It is prohibited detention of catches of more than 1.5 kg of (Barbus cyclolepis with minimum sizes according to Appendix 2 to Art. 38, para. 1 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act;
18. It is prohibited retention of catches of more than one Rasper (Aspius aspius) per day with a minimum retention size of 50 centimeters measured from the beginning of the mouth to the end of the tail;
19. It is prohibited stocking with non-native fish species;
20. It is prohibited changing the purpose of agricultural land (including meadows, pastures and meadows) for the purpose of building photovoltaic power plants and building new photovoltaic facilities/systems, with the exception of those for which a procedure has been initiated as of the date of promulgation of the order in the "State Gazette" or are agreed upon in accordance with Chapter Six of the Environmental Protection Act and/or Art. 31 of the Biodiversity Act.

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Protected Site: Dolnata Ova
2. Protected Site: Martvitsata
3. Protected Site: Noshtuvka Na Malak Kormoran - Dimitrovgrad
4. Protected Site: Popovata Ada


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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
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