Sieraków
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Sieraków ś is a town in western Poland
with 6,022 inhabitants (1998). Located by the Warta River
, it has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship
(since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship
(1975-1998).
Sieraków is known as a holiday destination with well-developed touristic and sport infrastructure. It is surrounded by extensive areas of forest and lakes, including the protected area
called Sieraków Landscape Park
.
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...
with 6,022 inhabitants (1998). Located by the Warta River
Warta River
The Warta is a river in western-central Poland, a tributary of the Oder river. With a length of approximately it is the country's third longest river. The Warta has a basin area of 54,529 square kilometers...
, it has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
(since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship
Poznan Voivodeship
-1975 to 1998:From 1975 to 1998, Poznań Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodeship.Capital city: Poznań.Major cities and towns :...
(1975-1998).
Sieraków is known as a holiday destination with well-developed touristic and sport infrastructure. It is surrounded by extensive areas of forest and lakes, including the protected area
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...
called Sieraków Landscape Park
Sieraków Landscape Park
Sieraków Landscape Park is a protected area in west-central Poland.The Park lies within Greater Poland Voivodeship, in the area around the town of Sieraków....
.
External links
- Sierakow official web page (in Polish)
- Parish of Sierakow official web page (in Polish)
- TKKF
- Discussion forum
- Map via mapa.szukacz.pl