Facts About Gauja National Park
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The area of the park is 91.745 ha and it is divided into five functional zones.
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There are almost 900 plant species, 149 bird and 48 mammal species found in the territory.
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Since 2004 Gauja NP is a part of Natura 2000 network as a territory, which is designed for conservation of protected species and biotopes.
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The park administration is based in Sigulda.
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The Gauja National Park in Vidzeme is the largest national park in Latvia, with an area of 917.86 km² running from north-east of Sigulda to south-west of Cēsis along the valley of the Gauja River, from which the park takes its name.
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Gauja National Park was founded in 1973 and is the first Latvia’s national park.
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The deepest part of the river valley is at Sigulda, 85 metres deep.
