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Aggtelek National Park
Stalagmite in Baradla cave in Jósvafő/Aggtelek, Hungary
Location:	Hungary
Coordinates:	48°28′32.628″N 20°29′12.732″E / 48.47573°N 20.48687°E / 48.47573; 20.48687Coordinates: 48°28′32.628″N 20°29′12.732″E / 48.47573°N 20.48687°E / 48.47573; 20.48687
Area:	198.92 km² (76.80 sq mi)

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Type:	Natural
Criteria:	viii
Designated:	1995
Reference #:	725
State Party:	Hungary, Slovakia
Region:	Hungary, Slovakia




Location of Aggtelek National Park in Hungary

Aggtelek National Park (Hungarian: Aggteleki Nemzeti Park) is a national park in Northern Hungary, in the Aggtelek Karst region. It was founded in 1985. It contains 198.92 km² (of which 39.22 km² are under increased protection). It has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 1995. The largest stalactite cave of Europe is situated in this area: the Baradla Cave (26 km long, of which 8 km is in Slovakia, known under the name of Domica).

The first written documentation from the caves can be dated back to 1549. Since 1920 it has been used as a tourist attraction. Several of the caves have different specialities. For example, the Peace Cave has a sanatorium which help treating people suffering from asthma.

Gallery

Baradla Cave in Aggtelek
Vass Imre Cave in Jósvafő
The Bódva river
Fire salamander
Hucul pony
Common Buzzard
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Ablepharus kitaibelii (European copper skink)
White-throated Dipper
Red Deer
Eurasian Lynx
Gray Wolf
Wild Boar
Crested Tit
Goldcrest
Eurasian Bullfinch
Hazel Grouse
Common Kingfisher
Red-backed Shrike
Old World Swallowtail
Scarce Swallowtail
Saga pedo
Aerial photo of Esztramosz-hegy

v t e World Heritage Sites in Hungary

Central	Budapest, including the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle quarter, and Andrássy Avenue

Transdanubia	Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape¹ Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its natural environment

Great Plain and North	Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst² Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta Old Village of Hollókő and its surroundings Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

¹ Shared with Austria ² Shared with Slovakia

v t e National parks of Hungary

Aggtelek Balaton Uplands Bükk Danube-Drava Danube-Ipoly Fertő-Hanság Hortobágy Kiskunság Körös-Maros Őrség

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