Pirin National Park protects a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, which has alpine landscapes with over a hundred glacial lakes, limestone peaks and ancient forests. The highest summit, Vihren, is about 2,914 metres, and the park holds some of the oldest trees in the Balkans, such as the Baikushev pine, which is said to be over a thousand years old. The mountains shelter rare and endemic plants, as well as brown bears, wolves and chamois. The park was created in the early 1960s, and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983. Its protection has been the subject of controversy over the expansion of ski resorts at Bansko.
Before and after
- 27 September 1962Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring
- from 11 October 1962 to 8 December 1965Second Vatican Council
- from 14 October 1962 to 28 October 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- from 20 October 1962 to 21 November 1962Sino-Indian War
- 8 November 1962Establishment of Pirin National Park
- 11 November 1962Birth of Demi Moore
- 18 November 1962Death of Niels Bohr
- 19 November 1962Birth of Jodie Foster
- 23 November 1962Birth of Nicolás Maduro
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