Bieszczady National Park

Bieszczady National Park
Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy
IUCN category II (national park)
Połonina Caryńska Park logo with a Eurasian lynx
Location in Poland
Location	Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates	49°17′17″N 22°29′49″E / 49.288°N 22.497°E / 49.288; 22.497
Area	292.02 km2 (112.75 sq mi)
Established	1973
Governing body	Ministry of the Environment
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Criteria	Natural: ix
Reference	1133ter
Inscription	2007 (31st Session)
Extensions	2011, 2017, 2021

Bieszczady National Park ([bʲɛˈʂt͡ʂadɨ]; Polish: Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy) is the third-largest national park in Poland, located in Subcarpathian Voivodeship in the extreme southeast corner of the country. In 2021, the national park became a UNESCO World Heritage Site (as an extension to the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe).^[1]