Drawsko Landscape Park
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Drawsko Landscape Park (Drawski Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area
(Landscape Park
) in north-western Poland
, established in 1979, covering an area of 414.3 square kilometres (160 sq mi).
The Park lies within West Pomeranian Voivodeship
: in Drawsko County
(Gmina Czaplinek
, Gmina Ostrowice
, Gmina Złocieniec), Szczecinek County
(Gmina Barwice
, Gmina Borne Sulinowo
) and Świdwin County
(Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój).
Within the Landscape Park are eight nature reserve
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Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
(Landscape Park
Landscape Park (Poland)
A Landscape Park is the name given in Poland to a type of protected area, of lower status than a National Park and with less stringent restrictions on development and economic use....
) in north-western Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, established in 1979, covering an area of 414.3 square kilometres (160 sq mi).
The Park lies within West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
: in Drawsko County
Drawsko County
Drawsko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Drawsko Pomorskie,...
(Gmina Czaplinek
Gmina Czaplinek
Gmina Czaplinek is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Czaplinek, which lies approximately east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, Gmina Ostrowice
Gmina Ostrowice
Gmina Ostrowice is a rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Ostrowice, which lies approximately north-east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...
, Gmina Złocieniec), Szczecinek County
Szczecinek County
Szczecinek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Szczecinek,...
(Gmina Barwice
Gmina Barwice
Gmina Barwice is an urban-rural gmina in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Barwice, which lies approximately west of Szczecinek and east of the regional capital Szczecin....
, Gmina Borne Sulinowo
Gmina Borne Sulinowo
Gmina Borne Sulinowo is an urban-rural gmina in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...
) and Świdwin County
Swidwin County
Świdwin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Świdwin, which...
(Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój).
Within the Landscape Park are eight nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
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