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The main 'protected areas of Croatia' are the eight national parks, the ten nature parks and two strict reserves.
The total area of all national parks in the country is 994 km², of which 235 km² is sea surface. Each of the national parks is maintained by a separate institution, overseen and funded by the government ministry of nature conservation and spatial development.

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National parks

Nature parks

Strict reserves

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National parks

All eight national parks are located in karst area.

1.	Plitvice Lakes	established 1949
2.	Paklenica	established 1949
3.	Risnjak	established 1953
4.	Mljet	established 1960
5.	Kornati	established 1964
6.	Brijuni	established 1983
7.	Krka	established 1985
8.	Sjeverni Velebit	established 1999

Nature parks

1.	Kopački rit
2.	Papuk
3.	Lonjsko polje
4.	Medvednica
5.	Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje
6.	Učka
7.	Velebit
8.	Vransko lake
9.	Telašćica
10.	Biokovo
11.	Lastovo

Strict reserves

★ Bijele and Samarske stijene

★ Hajdučki and Rožanski kukovi
Island of Lastovo became a new nature park in 2006.

External links

★ Croatia - National parks