Rudno Landscape Park Explained

Rudno Landscape Park
Alt Name:	Rudniański Park Krajobrazowy
Iucn Category:	V
Location:	Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Rudno Landscape Park (Rudniański Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in southern Poland. The area of the park is 58.139 km², while its buffer zone is 67.13 km².^[1] Established in 1981.

The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It takes its name from the village of Rudno.

There are two nature reserves in the park:

• Rudno Potok Valley – a forest and landscape reserve, established in 2001; it includes a fragment of a well-preserved alder forest and geological sites of the former porphyry quarry.
• Kajasówka – an inanimate nature reserve, established in 1962; the unique tectonic framework covered with xerothermic vegetation is protected.

The park is part of the Jurassic Landscape Parks Complex.

References

1. Web site: Rudniański Park Krajobrazowy. [w:] Centralny Rejestr Form Ochrony Przyrody [on-line]. Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska. ].