CZECH REPUBLIC / ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA.
EUROPA 1999.
Šumava National Park (Národní park Šumava).
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 05.05.1999.
Face value: 11 Czech koruna.
Design: Albert Fuchs.
Engraving: Václav Fajt (b. 1952).
Printing: Photogravure and recess.
Print: 806,400 copies.
Catalogues
- AFA No. 215.
- Michel No. 215.
- Scott No. 3089.
- StampWorld No. 215.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 235.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 210.
The Šumava National Park (Czech: Národní park Šumava), or Bohemian Forest National Park, is a wooded area in the Czech Republic, where a special regime of environmental protection is established. In 1990, the area was designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve, and on March 20, 1991 it was established as a national park. It is located in the South Bohemian regions of the Czech Republic along the border with Germany (where the smaller adjacent Bavarian Forest National Park lies) and Austria. Its area is 680.64 km2 (262.80 sq mi). Apart from fir trees and mountain forests, the most important are moors, peat bogs and karst lakes. The Park is at an altitude of between 600 m (1,968 ft) and 1,378 m (4,521 ft) of the Plechého peak.
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