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Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park
Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park (''Ciężkowicko-Rożnowski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in southern Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of . The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship: in Brzesko County (Gmina Czchów), Nowy Sącz County ( Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, Gmina Korzenna) and Tarnów County ( Gmina Ciężkowice, Gmina Gromnik, Gmina Rzepiennik Strzyżewski, Gmina Zakliczyn). Within the Landscape Park are two nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...s. References Landscape parks in Poland Parks in Lesser Poland Voivodeship {{Poland-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kraków, Tarnów, Nowy Sącz and parts of Bielsko-Biała, Katowice, Kielce and Krosno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name recalls the traditional name of a historic Polish region, Lesser Poland, or in Polish: Małopolska. Current Lesser Poland Voivodeship, however, covers only a small part of the broader ancient Małopolska region which, together with Greater Poland (''Wielkopolska'') and Silesia (''Śląsk''), formed the early medieval Polish state. Historic Lesser Poland is much larger than the current province. It stretches far north, to Radom, and Siedlce, also including such cities, as Stalowa Wola, Lublin, Kielce, Częstochowa, and Sosnowie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological 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 organizations involved. Generally speaking though, protected areas are understood to be those in which human presence or at least the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood, non-timber forest products, water, ...) is limited. The term "protected area" also includes marine protected areas, the boundaries of which will include some area of ocean, and transboundary protected areas that overlap multiple countries which remove the borders inside the area for conservation and economic purposes. There are over 161,000 protected areas in the world (as of October 2010) with more added daily, representing between 10 and 15 percent of the world's land surface area. As of 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brzesko County
__NOTOC__ Brzesko County ( pl, powiat brzeski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern 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 Brzesko, which lies east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Czchów, lying south of Brzesko. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 93,139, out of which the population of Brzesko is 16,792, that of Czchów is 2,345, and the rural population is 74,002. Neighbouring counties Brzesko County is bordered by Tarnów County to the east, Nowy Sącz County and Limanowa County to the south, Bochnia County to the west, and Proszowice County to the north-west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Czchów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Czchów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czchów, which lies approximately south of Brzesko and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 9,195 (out of which the population of Czchów amounts to 2,207, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,988). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Czchów, Gmina Czchów contains the villages and settlements of Będzieszyna, Biskupice Melsztyńskie, Domosławice, Jurków, Piaski-Drużków, Tworkowa, Tymowa, Wytrzyszczka and Złota. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Czchów is bordered by the gminas of Dębno, Gnojnik, Gródek nad Dunajcem, Iwkowa, Lipnica Murowana, Łososina Dolna and Zakliczyn Zakliczyn is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Pola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowy Sącz County
__NOTOC__ Nowy Sącz County ( pl, powiat nowosądecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 city of Nowy Sącz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Krynica-Zdrój, south-east of Nowy Sącz, Stary Sącz, south-west of Nowy Sącz, Grybów, east of Nowy Sącz, Piwniczna-Zdrój, south of Nowy Sącz, and Muszyna, south-east of Nowy Sącz. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 197,718, out of which the population of Krynica-Zdrój is 11,243, that of Stary Sącz is 8,987, that of Grybów is 6,025, that of Piwniczna-Zdrój is 5,717, that of Muszyna is 4,980, and the rural population is 160,766. Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Gródek Nad Dunajcem
__NOTOC__ Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gródek nad Dunajcem, which lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,896. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem contains the villages and settlements of Bartkowa, Bujne, Gródek nad Dunajcem, Jelna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Jelna, Jelna-Działy, Lipie, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Lipie, Podole-Górowa, Przydonica, Przydonica-Glinik, Rożnów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Rożnów, Roztoka, Nowy Sącz County, Roztoka, Sienna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Sienna, Tropie, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Tropie and Zbyszyce. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Chełmiec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Korzenna
__NOTOC__ Gmina Korzenna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Korzenna, which lies approximately north-east of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 13,377. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Korzenna contains the villages and settlements of Bukowiec, Janczowa, Jasienna, Koniuszowa, Korzenna, Łęka, Lipnica Wielka, Łyczana, Miłkowa, Mogilno, Niecew, Posadowa Mogilska, Siedlce, Słowikowa, Trzycierz and Wojnarowa. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Korzenna is bordered by the gminas of Bobowa, Chełmiec, Ciężkowice, Gródek nad Dunajcem, Grybów and Zakliczyn Zakliczyn is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 1,558 (2006). Zakliczyn lies on the right ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarnów County
__NOTOC__ Tarnów County ( pl, powiat tarnowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern 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 city of Tarnów, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains seven towns: Tuchów, south of Tarnów, Żabno, north-west of Tarnów, Wojnicz, south-west of Tarnów, Radłów, north-west of Tarnów, Ryglice, south-east of Tarnów, Ciężkowice, south of Tarnów, and Zakliczyn, south-west of Tarnów. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population was 193,549, out of which the population of Tuchów was 6,501, that of Żabno 4,271, that of Wojnicz 3,404, that of Ryglice 2,784, that of Ciężkowice 2,378, that of Zakliczyn 1,556, and the rural population was 176,059 (including approximately 2,800 for the pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Ciężkowice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Ciężkowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Ciężkowice, which lies approximately south of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 11,050 (out of which the population of Ciężkowice amounts to 2,378, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,672). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Ciężkowice, Gmina Ciężkowice contains the villages and settlements of Bogoniowice, Bruśnik, Falkowa, Jastrzębia, Kąśna Dolna, Kąśna Górna, Kipszna, Ostrusza, Pławna, Siekierczyna, Tursko and Zborowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Ciężkowice is bordered by the gminas of Bobowa, Gromnik, Korzenna, Moszczenica, Rzepiennik Strzyżewski and Zakliczyn Zakliczyn is a tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Gromnik
__NOTOC__ Gmina Gromnik is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gromnik, which lies approximately south of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,348. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Gromnik contains the villages and settlements of Brzozowa, Chojnik, Golanka, Gromnik, Polichty, Rzepiennik Marciszewski and Siemiechów. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Gromnik is bordered by the gminas of Ciężkowice, Pleśna, Rzepiennik Strzyżewski, Tuchów and Zakliczyn. ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 {{Tarnów County Gromnik Gromnik is a village in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gromnik. It lies approximately so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
