List of national parks in the Baltics

This is a list of the national parks in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Estonia

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Karula National Park (Estonia)

There are 5 national parks in Estonia.

• Karula National Park 1993
• Lahemaa National Park 1971
• Soomaa National Park 1993
• Vilsandi National Park 1993
• Matsalu National Park 2004

Latvia

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Gauja National Park (Latvia)

There are 4 national parks in Latvia.

• Gauja National Park 1973
• Rāzna National Park 2007
• Ķemeri National Park 1997
• Slītere National Park 1999

Lithuania

Kuršių Nerija National Park (Lithuania)

There are 5 national parks in Lithuania. They were established in 1991 after Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Lithuanian SSR National Park established in 1974 was reorganized and renamed Aukštaitija National Park. Now they cover about 2.3 percent of Lithuania's territory.

Name	Established	Area (km²)	Municipalities	Ethnographic region
Aukštaitija National Park	1974	406	Ignalina, Utena, and Švenčionys	Aukštaitija
Dzūkija National Park	1991	559	Varėna	Dzūkija
Kuršių Nerija National Park	1991	264	Neringa	Lithuania Minor
Trakai National Historic Park	1991	82	Trakai	Dzūkija
Žemaitija National Park	1991	217	Plungė	Samogitia (Žemaitija)

See also

• Geography of Estonia
• Geography of Latvia
• Geography of Lithuania
• Protected areas of Estonia