Shatsk National Natural Park

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Shatsk National Natural Park
Ukrainian: Шацький національний природний парк
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Location	Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
Nearest city	Shatsk
Coordinates	51°31′01″N 23°49′12″E / 51.517°N 23.82°E / 51.517; 23.82[1]
Area	490 square kilometres (190 sq mi)
Established	1983
Governing body	State Forest Resources Service of Ukraine
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Shatsk Lakes
Designated	23 November 1995
Reference no.	775[2]

Shatsk National Natural Park (Ukrainian: Шацький національний природний парк) is a national park of Ukraine which was established in 1983 and aimed to preserve, reconstitute and to use effectively Volyn Polissia natural complexes and objects of special environmental, recreational, educational and aesthetic value. The park is located on the territory of Kovel Raion in northwest part of Volyn Oblast. The general area of the park is 490 square kilometres (190 sq mi), 188 km² (73 sq mi) of which are handed over for its permanent use. Lesia Ukrainka Volyn State University is a scientific curator. Two ecological paths, Svitiazianka and Lisova Pisnia, are working in the Shatsk NNP.