Polistovsky Nature Reserve
| Polistovsky Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
Cranberry Bog, Polistovsky Reserve | |
| Location | Russia |
| Nearest city | Novorzhev |
| Coordinates | 57°10′15″N 30°33′25″E / 57.17083°N 30.55694°E |
| Area | 379.83 km2 (146.65 sq mi) |
| Established | May 25, 1994 |
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Polistovsky Nature Reserve, Polistovsky Zapovednik (Russian: Полистовский заповедник) is a strict nature reserve (a zapovednik) in the northwest of Russia, located in Bezhanitsky and Loknyansky Districts of Pskov Oblast, in the Polist-Lovat Swamp System. The reserve is about 120 km southeast of the city of Pskov. It was formally established on May 25, 1994. Previously, it functioned as a zakaznik. The nature reserve is created to protect the raised bog ecosystems of the Northwestern Russia.