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On the Karula Upland, on the border of Valga and Võru counties, lies the smallest and most hilly of Estonia's national parks - Karula National Park (123 km²). Karula National Park was established to preserve the nature, protected species and cultural heritage of the forest- and lake-rich dome landscapes characteristic of Southern Estonia. Karula National Park was established on December 8, 1993. The unique and beautiful topography of the Karula Upland was formed as a result of the activities of the continental ice sheet over 10,000 years ago. To the north of the national park, you can see a domed heritage cultural landscape - scattered farmsteads in a landscape shaped by humans over millennia. The domes are covered with fields, grassland or forest, and between the domes are small moist meadows, forest patches, salt flats or lake lakes. Large forest massifs spread out in the southern part of the national park. The forested and marshy area there has been sparsely populated by humans for a long time, leaving room for more timid species. The highest mountain in the Karula Upland is Tornimägi (137.8 m) in the village of Rebäsemõisa. The Karula Upland has 60 lakes, 40 of which are located in the national park. The largest of the lakes is the beautiful Ähijärv, on the shore of which the Karula National Park Visitor Center is located. See more about Estonian protected areas: https://www.kaitsealad.ee/. The video was made by OÜ Tammik Film. Funded by: Environmental Investment Center.