List of Landscape Parks of Poland
According to the Act on Protection of Nature (Ustawa o ochronie przyrody) of 2004, a Landscape Park (Parki Krajobrazowe) is defined as "an area protected because of its natural, historical, cultural and scenic values, for the purpose of conserving and popularizing those values in conditions of balanced development."[1]
- Leading Landscape Parks of Poland
Map of selected large-scale landscape parks in Poland marked in yellow (green, are the national parks).
Decisions on the creation, liquidation and boundaries of Landscape Parks are taken by resolution of the provincial assembly (voivodeship sejmik).[2] A decision to create a Landscape Park must be preceded by consultation with the council of any relevant gmina and with the Regional Director of Nature Protection.[1] A buffer zone (otulina) may be designated in addition to the area of the Park itself.
There are 121 designated Landscape Parks throughout Poland, covering a total area of approximately 25,000 square kilometres (10,000 sq mi). They are listed here with their English and Polish names and with the names of the voivodeships in which they are situated.[3]
Notes
- Kancelaria Sejmu (April 16, 2004), Act on Protection of Nature (USTAWA z dnia 16 kwietnia 2004 r. o ochronie przyrody) See: Article 16 (1). PDF file, direct download 329 KB. Internet Archive. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- Before June 2009 Landscape Parks were created by decision of the provincial governor (voivode); this was changed in an Act of Parliament of 2009 Archived 2009-11-18 at the Wayback Machine which amended a number of other Acts.
- Fundacja WFF (February 7, 2011). "SPFF - parki narodowe/krajobrazowe i rezerwaty przyrody w SP (National and Landscape Parks, Nature Reserves; Poland)" (PDF file, direct download 66.9 KB). Polska Flora & Fauna (SPFF). Retrieved 11 July 2013.