Śnieżnik Landscape Park Explained

Śnieżnik Landscape Park
Alt Name:Śnieżnicki Park Krajobrazowy
Iucn Category:V
Location:Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coords:50.2417°N 16.8083°W
Area:288.00 km²
Established:1981

Śnieżnik Landscape Park (Śnieżnicki Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in south-western Poland, established in 1981, and covering an area of 288km2. It is located in the Snieznik Mountains and the Golden Mountains, two shorter mountain ranges in the Eastern Sudetes, along the border with the Czech Republic. It is part of the Krkonoše/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, mixed mountain and highland system, bearing UNESCO designation.[1]

The Landscape Park takes its name from the highest peak in the range,,[2] which forms a triangle with (similarly sounding) Śnieżka, as well as Ślęża peaks, further apart, connected by a red hiking trail only for qualified tourists.[3]

Location

The Śnieżnik Landscape Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship: in Kłodzko County (Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Gmina Kłodzko, Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, Gmina Międzylesie, Gmina Stronie Śląskie) and Ząbkowice Śląskie County (Gmina Złoty Stok).

Within the Landscape Park are five nature reserves.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krkonose / Karkonosze; Czech Republic / Poland . United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization . General Description. Biosphere Reserve Information . 2007 . January 13, 2013 . UNESCO. (See: UNESCO brochure in PDF).
  2. Masyw Śnieżnika - najwyższe pasmo górskie Sudetów Wschodnich . Europejski Fundusz na rzecz Rozwoju Obszarow Wiejskich: Europa . 2007–2013 . January 13, 2013 . Wirtualne Stronie Slaskie . Polish.
  3. Web site: Śnieżka, Śnieżnik i Ślęża . Co to jest turystyka idiotyczna . January 14, 2013 . Krzysztof Strasburger . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629053131/http://ciamajda.ch.pwr.wroc.pl/~strasbur/ti/snieznik-sniezka-1999.html . 2019-06-29 . Polish.