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National Park of Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici
The Park

The only National Park in Catalonia. It has a high-mountain landscape with impressive relief and a wealth of flora and fauna. With almost 200 lakes and innumerable streams, water is the star of the show here.


 Serveis i centres del Parc

Mapa d'accés:

 Mapa d'accés (23Kb)

Centres del parc:

Boí Park OfficeCa de Simamet C/ de les Graieres, 2
25528 Boí
Tel: 973 69 61 89
Fax: 973 69 61 54
Espot Park OfficeC/ Prat del Guarda, 4
25597 Espot
Tel: 973 62 40 36


 Dades del parc
Superfície:
13,899.96 ha of National Park and 26,079.24 ha of peripheral zone.
Àmbit:

Counties and municipalities:

Alta Ribagorça: La Vall de Boí, Vilaller
Pallars Sobirà: Espot, Alt Àneu, Esterri d'Àneu, La Guingueta d'Àneu, Sort
Pallars Jussà: La Torre de Cabdella
Val d'Aran: Naut Aran, Vielha and Mijaran

 Marc legislatiu:

Decree  21 October1955 (Ministry of Agriculture), declaring Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici a national park (Spanish Official Gazette 25, 21-11-55)

Law 7/1988 of 30 March reclassifying the National Park of Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici (OJGC 978, 15-04-88)

Law 22/1990 of 28 December partially modifying the boundaries of the peripheral protection area of the National Park of Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici (OJGC 1392, 11-01-91)

Order of 17 December 1993, on the access of public service vehicles carrying up to 9 passengers, landowners and residents in the municipalities of Espot and Barruera, to the National Park of Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici. (OJGC 1845, 12.1.94)

Decree 234/1996, of 5 July 1996, extending the National Park of Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici (OJGC 2228, 10-07-96)

Order of 20 October 1997, approving the plan for closure of forest tracks in the National Park of Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici and the peripheral protection area. (OJGC 2515, 11-11-97)

Law 41/1997, of 5 November (modifying  Law 4/1989, of 27 March on the conservation of natural areas and wild flora and fauna ), includes Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici in the national park network (Spanish Official Gazette 266, 06-11-97)

Order PTO/46/2002, of 19 February, regulating certain aspects of the introduction of a discretionary public transport service vehicles carrying up to nine passengers in the National Park of Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici. (OJGC 3587, 4-3-2002).

Decree 39/2003, of 4 February, approving the second Master Plan of Use and Management of the National Park of Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici (OJGC 3825, 19-2-2003)

International protection:

Special Protection Area, September 1987, in accordance with Directive 79/409 EEC, on the conservation of wild birds

Extension of the Special Protection Area for Birds, December 2002

 Òrgans:

Governing body: Park Board of Trustees and Permanent Committee (headquarters at the Boí and Espot offices) 

Management body:  Department of the Environment and Housing, DG for the Natural Environment, Parks Service.

Publication date:8/9/2003 Last update: 2/2/2006
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