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Bogdan was declared a nature reserve on 29 March 1972 to protect an old-growth beech forest and recategorized as a managed reserve in 1999. It spans an area of 113 ha or 1.13 km. In addition there is a buffer zone of 121 ha. Its territory is state-owned.
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763:References
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147:1.13 km
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180:Богдан
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