LATVIA / LATVIJA.
Nature Reserves.
Teiči Nature Reserve.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 30.04.1998.
Face value: 30 Latvian santims.
Printing; Offset lithography.
Print: 300,000 copies.
Size: 36 x 28.5 mm.
Catalogs
- AFA No. 481.
- Michel No. 478.
- Scott No. 465.
- StampWorld No. 443.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 490.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 442.
Teiči Nature Reserve (Latvian: Teiču dabas rezervāts) is a nature reserve situated in eastern Latvia, spread across Madona, Varakļāni and Krustpils municipalities. The nature reserve was created in 1982. Its purpose is to protect the eponymous bog, one of the largest in Latvia and the Baltic states. The nature reserve covers an area of 197.80 km2 (76.37 sq mi), of which 136.80 km2 (52.82 sq mi) is composed of Teiči bog. In this wet area, veritable little lakes have formed in places and there are in total 18 such lakes within the area, but in other places raised patches of firmer ground form little islands in the bog. The bogs have been designated as a protected Ramsar site since July 25, 1995. Since 2004, it is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network.
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