 Aigüestortes
i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park (Catalan: 'Parc
Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici')
is the only national park in Catalonia. |
A wild mountain
region in the Pyrenees, with peaks rising to 3,017 m (Besiberri Sud)
and with nearly 200 lakes, many of them of glacial origin, the park
comprises:
- the core area
(141 km²)
- a peripheral or
buffer zone surrounding the park (267 km²)
The park has an
elevation range from 1,600 to 3,000 metres and contains four major
vegetation zones: lower montane, upper montane, subalpine and
alpine. It has a great variety of alpine vegetation, including
dark-coniferous mountain forest (fir, mountain pine) and subalpine
pine forest.
The fauna includes
Pyrenean chamois, marmot, ermine, roe deer, among other mammals and
numerous birds (Black Woodpecker, Common Crossbill, Lammergeier,
Golden Eagle).
The park was
created in 1956. Its administrative seats are in Espot and Boí. The
park is mainly located in the comarques of Pallars Sobirà
and Alta Ribagorça.
Close to the park
there is a rich architectural heritage, including the Catalan
Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí. UNESCO declared it a World
Heritage Site in November 2000. A good example is the Sant Climent
de Taüll church.
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