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'''Protected areas of [[Hungary]]''' includes 10 [[national park]]s, 35 [[Landscape park (protected area)|landscape protection area]]s and 145 minor nature reserves. The national policy for governing and management of the protected areas is implemented by the [[Minister of Agriculture (Hungary)|Minister of Agriculture]] (State Secretary for the Environment). The first national park in Hungary at the [[Great Hungarian Plain]] is [[Hortobágy National Park]], established in 1973.

Types of protected areas:
*National Park ({{langx|hu|Nemzeti park}}; abbr. NP)
*Protected Landscape Area ({{langx|hu|Tájvédelmi körzet}}; abbr. TK)
*National Nature Reserve or nature conservation area ({{langx|hu|Természetvédelmi terület}}; abbr. TT)

== National Parks ==
{{main|List of national parks of Hungary}}
{{Location map+|Hungary|float=right|width=430|caption=Location of the National Parks of Hungary|places=
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=47.37     |long=21.2      |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Hortobágy]]|position=top }}
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=46.53     |long=19.24     |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Kiskunság]]|position=top }}
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=48.071667 |long=20.418889 |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Bükk]]|position=bottom }}
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=48.466667 |long=20.483333 |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Aggtelek Karst|Aggtelek]]|position=bottom }}
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=47.75     |long=16.75     |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Lake Neusiedl|Fertő-Hanság]] }}
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=46.25     |long=18.883333 |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Danube]]-[[Drava]]|position=bottom }}
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=46.573056 |long=21.117222 |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Körös]]-[[Mureș (river)|Maros]]|position=top }}
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=46.9758   |long=17.929433 |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Lake Balaton|Balaton Uplands]]|position=bottom }}
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=47.766667 |long=18.95     |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Danube]]-[[Ipeľ|Ipoly]]|position=bottom }}
{{Location map~|Hungary|lat=46.838889 |long=16.421111 |marksize=10|mark=Green_pog.svg|label=[[Őrség National Park|Őrség]] }}
}}
There are 10 national parks in Hungary ([[IUCN protected area categories#Category II — National Park|IUCN Category II]]) as of 2014.

{{legend|#CFECEC|[[World Heritage Site]] or part of a World Heritage Site|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''Name'''
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''Area (km²)'''
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''Established'''
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''Seat'''
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''Link'''
|-bgcolor="#CFECEC"
| [[Hortobágy National Park|Hortobágy]] || 809.572 ||style="text-align:center;" |1973 || [[Debrecen]] || [http://www.hnp.hu/en hnp.hu]
|-
| [[Kiskunság National Park|Kiskunság]] || 506.410 ||style="text-align:center;" |1975 || [[Kecskemét]] || [http://knp.nemzetipark.gov.hu/index.php?lang=en knp.nemzetipark.gov.hu]
|-
| [[Bükk National Park|Bükk]] || 422.834 ||style="text-align:center;" |1977 || [[Eger]] || [http://en.bnpi.hu/ bnpi.hu]
|-bgcolor="#CFECEC"
| [[Aggtelek National Park|Aggtelek]] || 201.837 ||style="text-align:center;" |1985 || [[Jósvafő]] || [http://www.anp.hu/en anp.hu]
|-
| [[Fertő-Hanság National Park|Fertő-Hanság]] || 238.913 ||style="text-align:center;" |1991 || [[Sarród]] || [http://www.ferto-hansag.hu/en ferto-hansag.hu]
|-
| [[Danube-Drava National Park|Danube-Drava]] || 497.516 ||style="text-align:center;" |1996 || [[Pécs]] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807060153/http://www.ddnp.hu/index.php?lang=en ddnp.hu]
|-
| [[Körös-Maros National Park|Körös-Maros]] || 512.465 ||style="text-align:center;" |1997 || [[Szarvas]] || [http://www.kmnp.hu/index.php?lang=en kmnp.hu]
|-
| [[Balaton Uplands National Park|Balaton Uplands]] || 570.190 ||style="text-align:center;" |1997 || [[Csopak]] || [https://www.bfnp.hu/en bfnp.hu]
|-
| [[Danube-Ipoly National Park|Danube-Ipoly]] || 606.760 ||style="text-align:center;" |1997 || [[Esztergom]] / ''[[Budapest]]'' || [http://www.dunaipoly.hu/en/ dunaipoly.hu]
|-
| [[Őrség National Park|Őrség]] || 440.483 ||style="text-align:center;" |2002 || [[Őriszentpéter]] || [http://www.orseginemzetipark.hu/ orseginemzetipark.hu]
|}

<gallery class="center" widths="160" heights="120px" perrow="6" style="border: 5px solid #a86; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); border-radius: 0.5em;">
Image:Hortobagy-ziehbrunnen.jpg|Hortobágy NP
Image:Tiszaalpár 045.jpg|Kiskunság NP
Image:Okt 14.jpg|Bükk NP
Image:Hungary Baradla.jpg|Aggtelek NP
Image:Photo at gaense nationalpark neusiedlersee neu.jpg|Fertő-Hanság NP
Image:Gemenci táj.jpg|Danube-Drava NP
Image:Kettos-Koros-Bekes.jpg|Körös-Maros NP
Image:Badacsonytomaj látkép.jpg|Balaton Uplands NP
Image:Dunakanyarcivertanlegi1.jpg|Danube-Ipoly NP
Image:OrsegiNemzetiPark2.jpg|Őrség NP
</gallery>

== Protected Landscape Area ==
Hungary has 35 [[Landscape park (protected area)|Landscape Protection Areas]] in Hungary ([[IUCN protected area categories#Category V — Protected Landscape/Seascape|IUCN Category V]]) as of 2014.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''Name'''
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''Area (ha)'''
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''Established'''
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''City/Municipality'''
!style=background:#D4F2CE;| '''National Park'''
|-
| [[Tokaj]]-[[Bodrog]]zug || 4,242 ||style="text-align:center;" |1986 || [[Tokaj]] ||rowspan="2"|{{color box|#CFB53B}} [[Aggtelek National Park|Aggtelek]]
|-
| [[Zemplén Mountains|Zemplén]] || 26,496 ||style="text-align:center;" |1984 || [[Gönc]], [[Hollóháza]]
|-
| High [[Bakony]] || 8,753 ||style="text-align:center;" |1991 || [[Bakonybél]], [[Zirc]] ||rowspan="3"|{{color box|#80DAEB}} [[Balaton Uplands National Park|Balaton Uplands]]
|-
| [[Mur (river)|Mura]] area || 1,904 ||style="text-align:center;" |2007 || [[Letenye]]
|-
| [[Somló]] Hill || 585 ||style="text-align:center;" |1983 || [[Somlószőlős]]
|-
| [[Borsodi-Mezőség|Borsodi Mezőség]] || 17,932 ||style="text-align:center;" |1989 || [[Mezőkövesd]] ||rowspan="9"|{{color box|#006600}} [[Bükk National Park|Bükk]]
|-
| [[Heves]] steppes || 15,805 ||style="text-align:center;" |1993 || [[Poroszló]], [[Füzesabony]]
|-
| [[Hollókő]] || 150 ||style="text-align:center;" |1977 || [[Hollókő]]
|-
| [[Karancs Hills|Karancs]]-Medves || 6,619 ||style="text-align:center;" |1989 || [[Salgótarján]]
|-
| East [[Cserhát]] || 7,425 ||style="text-align:center;" |1989 || [[Pásztó]]
|-
| [[Kesznyéten]] || 6,084 ||style="text-align:center;" |1990 || [[Kesznyéten]]
|-
| Lázbérc || 4,054 ||style="text-align:center;" |1975 || [[Lázbérc]]
|-
| [[Mátra]] || 12 179 ||style="text-align:center;" |1985 || [[Parád]], [[Gyöngyös]]
|-
| [[Tarna (river)|Tarna]] area || 9,570 ||style="text-align:center;" |1993 || [[Pétervására]]
|-
| [[Boronka (river)|Boronka]] || 8,232 ||style="text-align:center;" |1989 || [[Marcali]] ||rowspan="5"|{{color box|#545AA7}} [[Danube-Drava National Park|Danube-Drava]]
|-
| South [[Mezőföld]] || 7,547 ||style="text-align:center;" |1999 || [[Cece, Hungary|Cece]]
|-
| East [[Mecsek]] || 9,348 ||style="text-align:center;" |1977 || [[Bonyhád]], [[Pécsvárad]]
|-
| West [[Mecsek]] || 10,316 ||style="text-align:center;" |2009 || [[Abaliget]], [[Pécs]]
|-
| '''[[Zselic National Landscape Protection Area|Zselic]]''' || 8,337 ||style="text-align:center;" |1976 || [[Kaposvár]]
|-
| [[Buda Hills|Buda]] || 10,528 ||style="text-align:center;" |1978 || [[Pilisszentiván]] ||rowspan="8"|{{color box|#008080}} [[Danube-Ipoly National Park|Danube-Ipoly]]
|-
| [[Gerecse Mountains|Gerecse]] || 8,739 ||style="text-align:center;" |1977 || [[Tata, Hungary|Tata]]
|-
| Gödöllő Hills || 11,801 ||style="text-align:center;" |1990 || [[Gödöllő]]
|-
| [[Ócsa]] || 3,575 ||style="text-align:center;" |1975 || [[Ócsa]]
|-
| Sárrét || 2,211 ||style="text-align:center;" |1986 || [[Csór]], [[Székesfehérvár]]
|-
| [[Sárvíz (Sió)]] Valley || 3,650 ||style="text-align:center;" |1997 || [[Soponya]], [[Székesfehérvár]]
|-
| Tápió-Hajta region || 4,515 ||style="text-align:center;" |1998 || [[Nagykáta]], [[Farmos]]
|-
| [[Vértes Hills|Vértes]] || 15,000 ||style="text-align:center;" |1976 || [[Csákvár]], [[Székesfehérvár]]
|-
| [[Pannonhalma]] || 8,272 ||style="text-align:center;" |1992 || [[Pannonhalma]] ||rowspan="3"|{{color box|#EA3C53}} [[Fertő-Hanság National Park|Fertő-Hanság]]
|-
| [[Sopron Mountains|Sopron]] || 4,891 ||style="text-align:center;" |1977 || [[Sopron]], [[Ágfalva]], [[Harka]]
|-
| [[Szigetköz]] || 9,157 ||style="text-align:center;" |1987 || [[Lipót]], [[Mosonmagyaróvár]]
|-
| [[Bihar County|Bihar]] plane || 17,095 ||style="text-align:center;" |1998 || [[Berettyóújfalu]], [[Komádi]] ||rowspan="4"|{{color box|#A7FC00}} [[Hortobágy National Park|Hortobágy]]
|-
| [[Hajdúság]] || 7,000 ||style="text-align:center;" |1988 || [[Vámospércs]], [[Debrecen]]
|-
| Upper [[Tisza]] || 9,294 ||style="text-align:center;" |1978 || [[Nagykörű]], [[Szolnok]], [[Tiszaug]]
|-
| Szatmár-Bereg plane || 22,931 ||style="text-align:center;" |1982 || [[Füzesgyarmat]], [[Tarpa]]
|-
| [[Mártély]] || 17,095 ||style="text-align:center;" |1971 || [[Mártély]], [[Hódmezővásárhely]] ||rowspan="2"|{{color box|#E4007C}} [[Kiskunság National Park|Kiskunság]]
|-
| [[Pusztaszer]] || 22,151 ||style="text-align:center;" |1976 || [[Ópusztaszer]], [[Sándorfalva]]
|-
| [[Kőszeg Mountains|Kőszeg]] || 4,200 ||style="text-align:center;" |1980 || [[Kőszeg]] ||rowspan="2"|{{color box|#656565}} [[Őrség National Park|Őrség]]
|-
| [[Ság Mountain|Ság]] Hill || 235 ||style="text-align:center;" |1975 || [[Celldömölk]]
|}

=== National Nature Reserve ===

*[[Aggtelek National Park|Aggtelek]] NP (5):
** [[Abaújkér]]i Sóstói-legelő TT
** [[Edelény]]i Nőszirmos TT
** [[Kelemér]]i Mohos-tavak TT
** Long-erdő TT
** [[Rudabánya]]i Őshominoidea Lelőhely TT
*[[Balaton Uplands National Park|Balaton Uplands]] NP (27):
** Atyai-láprét TT
** Bakonygyepesi Zergebogláros TT
** [[Balatonfüred]]i-erdő TT
** [[Balatonkenese]]i Tátorjános TT
** Darvas-tói Lefejtett Bauxitlencse TT
** [[Devecser]]i Széki-erdő TT
** [[Farkasgyepű]]i kísérleti erdő TT
** [[Fenyőfő]]i ősfenyves TT
** [[Lake Hévíz|Hévízi-tó]] TT
** Hódoséri ciklámenes TT
** [[Festetics Palace|Keszthelyi Kastélypark]] TT
** [[Látrány]]-puszta TT
** [[Nagyberki|Nagybereki]] Fehérvíz TT
** [[Nyirád]]i Sár-álló TT
** [[Sárosfő]]i Halastavak TT
** [[Somlóvásárhely]]i Holt-tó TT
** [[Somogyvár]]i Kupavár-hegy TT
** [[Sümeg]]i Fehér kövek TT és erdőrezervátum
** [[Sümeg]]i Mogyorós-domb TT
** [[Szentgál]]i Tiszafás TT
** [[Tapolcafő]]i Láprét TT
** [[Tapolca]]i-Tavasbarlang felszíne
** [[Úrkút]]i-Őskarszt TT
** [[Uzsa]]i Csarabos TT
** [[Várpalota]]i Homokbánya TT
** [[Zalakomár]]i Madárrezervátum TT
** [[Zirc Arboretum]] TT

== References==
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==External links==
*[http://magyarnemzetiparkok.hu/ National Parks of Hungary] at magyarnemzetiparkok.hu
*[http://www.termeszetvedelem.hu/ Official Nature Conservation in Hungary] at termeszetvedelem.hu

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