Łomża Landscape Park Explained

Łomża Landscape Park
Alt Name:Polish: Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi
Iucn Category:V
Location:Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Nearest City:Łomża
Map:Poland
Relief:1
Coords:53.1667°N 22.0833°W
Area:19.664km2
Established:1994
Governing Body:Ministry of the Environment
Url:WrotaPodlasia.pl

Łomża Landscape Park of the Narew Valley (Polish: Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in north-eastern Poland, on the banks of the Narew river, close to the town of Łomża, to the south-east.

Features

The Park lies within the Podlaskie Voivodeship: in Łomża County (covering Gmina Łomża, Gmina Piątnica, Gmina Wizna) and in Zambrów County (Gmina Rutki).[1]

The protected area of the park consists of unique landscape features such as pristine valleys and marshes with high aesthetic appeal. The total area under protection amounts to 19,664 ha, of which 7,353.5 ha lies within the actual park boundaries, and the 12,310.5 ha creates park's protective buffer zone (Polish: otulina).

There are two nature reserves in the Park: Kalinowo and Wielki Dział.

See also

External links

References

  1. Web site: Ochrona przyrody. [w:] Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi [on-line]. Wrota Podlasia. ].