Owl Mountains Landscape Park
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Owl Mountains Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Gór Sowich) is a protected area
(Landscape Park
) in the Owl Mountains
in south-western Poland
, established in 1991, covering an area of 81.41 square kilometres (31.4 sq mi).
The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship
: in Dzierżoniów County
(Gmina Dzierżoniów
), Kłodzko County (Gmina Nowa Ruda
), Wałbrzych County (Gmina Głuszyca, Gmina Walim
) and Ząbkowice Śląskie County
(Gmina Stoszowice
).
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 the Owl Mountains
Owl Mountains
The Owl Mountains is a mountain range in the Central Sudetes in south-west Poland. It runs between the historic Lower Silesian region and Kłodzko Land. The range includes a protected area called Owl Mountains Landscape Park....
in south-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 1991, covering an area of 81.41 square kilometres (31.4 sq mi).
The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
: in Dzierżoniów County
Dzierzoniów County
Dzierżoniów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-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 Dzierżoniów, and it...
(Gmina Dzierżoniów
Gmina Dzierzoniów
Gmina Dzierżoniów is a rural gmina in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dzierżoniów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
), Kłodzko County (Gmina Nowa Ruda
Gmina Nowa Ruda
Gmina Nowa Ruda is a rural gmina in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowa Ruda, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
), Wałbrzych County (Gmina Głuszyca, Gmina Walim
Gmina Walim
Gmina Walim is a rural gmina in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walim, which lies approximately south-east of Wałbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
) and Ząbkowice Śląskie County
Zabkowice Slaskie County
Ząbkowice Śląskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...
(Gmina Stoszowice
Gmina Stoszowice
Gmina Stoszowice is a rural gmina in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Stoszowice, which lies approximately west of Ząbkowice Śląskie, and south of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...
).