Masovian Landscape Park
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Masovian Landscape Park (Mazowiecki Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area
(Landscape Park
) in east-central Poland
, established in 1986, covering an area of 143.7 square kilometres (55.5 sq mi).
The Park lies within Masovian Voivodeship
: in Garwolin County
(Gmina Pilawa
) and Otwock County
(Gmina Celestynów
, Gmina Karczew
, Gmina Kołbiel, Gmina Osieck
, Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory
, Gmina Wiązowna
).
Within the Landscape Park are nine nature reserve
s.
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 east-central 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 1986, covering an area of 143.7 square kilometres (55.5 sq mi).
The Park lies within Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
: in Garwolin County
Garwolin County
Garwolin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 Garwolin, which lies ...
(Gmina Pilawa
Gmina Pilawa
Gmina Pilawa is an urban-rural gmina in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pilawa, which lies approximately north-west of Garwolin and south-east of Warsaw....
) and Otwock County
Otwock County
Otwock County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 Otwock, which lies ...
(Gmina Celestynów
Gmina Celestynów
Gmina Celestynów is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Celestynów, which lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....
, Gmina Karczew
Gmina Karczew
Gmina Karczew is an urban-rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Karczew, which lies approximately south of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....
, Gmina Kołbiel, Gmina Osieck
Gmina Osieck
Gmina Osieck is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osieck, which lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....
, Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory
Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory
Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sobienie-Jeziory, which lies approximately 19 kilometres south of Otwock and 39 km south-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, Gmina Wiązowna
Gmina Wiazowna
Gmina Wiązowna is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wiązowna, which lies approximately north-east of Otwock and east of Warsaw....
).
Within the Landscape Park are nine 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...
s.