ESTONIA / EESTI.
Lahemaa National Park.
Stamp issued on 15.09.2001.
Face value: 4.40 Estonian kroon.
Photo: A. Ader / V. Lillemets.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 300,000 copies.
Size: 27.5 x 33 mm.
Catalogs
- AFA No. 444.
- Michel No. 415.
- Scott No. 423.
- StampWorld No. 450.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 407.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 401.
Lahemaa
National Park (Estonian: Lahemaa rahvuspark) is located in northern
Estonia, about 50 km (31 mi) east from Tallinn. The Gulf of Finland (Baltic
Sea) is to the north of the park. Its area covers 747 km2 (including
274.9 km2 of sea). It was established on June 1, 1971, and it was the
first area to be designated a national park of the former Soviet Union. It is
the largest park in Estonia and one of Europe's biggest national parks. It
comprises four large peninsulas (Juminda, Pärispea, Käsmu and Vergi) separated
from each other by four bays (Kolga, Hara, Eru and Käsmu). With forests
covering more than 70% of the park, the area is rich in flora and fauna. The
landscape has many elevated swamps.
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