Čepkeliai Marsh
Protected status
Protected status
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The area of the swamp is protected as a state [nature reserve](/wiki/Nature_reserve "Nature reserve") (Čepkēliai Reserve), with its administration in Marcinkonys, and part of the cross\-border [wetlands of international importance](/wiki/Wetlands_of_international_importance "Wetlands of international importance"): Kotra\-Cepkeliai Transboundary Ramsar Site established in 2010\. It consists of the Kotra Ramsar site in Belarus (designated in 2002\) and the Čepkeliai Mire Ramsar site in Lithuania (designated in 1993\). In 2011 the Čepkeliai Nature Reserve together with [Dzūkija National Park](/wiki/Dz%C5%ABkija_National_Park "Dzūkija National Park") were certified as [PAN parks](/wiki/PAN_parks "PAN parks"). [Čepkeliai\-Dzūkijos PAN Park](http://www.cepkeliai-dzukija.lt), retrieved 21 January 2015

The bog itself covers an area of , while the larger area of  which also includes some neighboring sections of the [Dainava Forest](/wiki/Dainava_Forest "Dainava Forest") is declared as the **Čepkeliai Nature Reserve**. It was created in 1975, and is protected since 1960 (initially as a botanical\-zoological sanctuary). It is also part of [Natura 2000](/wiki/Natura_2000 "Natura 2000"), the European ecological network.


When was the Čepkeliai Nature Reserve created?