🦎 Orelyak

Bulgaria · Europe · Nature Reserve · 41.57°N, 23.61°E

Orelyak is a nature reserve in the central section of the Pirin mountain range in south-western Bulgaria. It is situated in Gotse Delchev Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province. It was declared on 22 February 1985 to protect old growth beech forests it the vicinities of Mount Orelyak (2,099 m), the highest summit in Central Pirin. It spans a territory of 757 ha or 7.57 km2.

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Quick facts

Country	Bulgaria
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	41.57°N, 23.61°E · view on map

Orelyak is a nature reserve in Bulgaria, in Europe. The details of why Orelyak is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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