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Dylewo Hills Landscape Park
Dylewo Hills Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Wzgórz Dylewskich'') is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) in northern Poland, established in 1994, covering an area of . The Park lies within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship: in Iława County (Gmina Lubawa) and Ostróda County (Gmina Dąbrówno, Gmina Grunwald, Gmina Ostróda). Within the Landscape Park are three nature reserves. The area of the Dylewskie Hills is the only place in Warmia and Mazury where the mourning geranium, the violet and the forest illusion occur. References Landscape parks in Poland, Dylewo Hills Parks in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship {{Poland-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship or Warmia-Masuria Province or Warmia-Mazury Province (in pl, Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie, is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an area of and a population of 1,425,967 (as of 2019). The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999, from the entire Olsztyn Voivodeship, the western half of Suwałki Voivodeship and part of Elbląg Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name derives from two historic regions, Warmia and Masuria. The province borders the Podlaskie Voivodeship to the east, the Masovian Voivodeship to the south, the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship to the south-west, the Pomeranian Voivodeship to the west, the Vistula Lagoon to the northwest, and the Kaliningrad Oblast (an exclave of Russia) to the north. Its borders largely overlap with the southern two-thirds of former East Prussia, whi ... [...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] |
Iława County
__NOTOC__ Iława County ( pl, powiat iławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. In the years 1945-1958 it existed under the name Susz County ( pl, powiat suski), subsequently renamed Iława County and abolished along with all powiats of Poland in 1975. Its current incarnation has been reestablished on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Iława, which lies west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains four other towns: Lubawa, south of Iława, Susz, north-west of Iława, Kisielice, west of Iława, and Zalewo, north of Iława. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 89,960, out of which the population of Iława is 32,326, that of Lubawa is 9,328, that of Susz is 5,610, that of Kisielice is 2,208, that of Zalewo is 2,152, and the rural population is 38,336. Neighbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Lubawa
__NOTOC__ Gmina Lubawa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It takes its name from the town of Lubawa, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The administrative seat of the gmina is the village of Fijewo, which lies close to Lubawa. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its population was 10,435. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Dylewo Hills Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Lubawa contains the villages and settlements of Biała Góra, Byszwałd, Czerlin, Fijewo, Gajówka, Gierłoż, Gierłoż Polska, Grabowo, Grabowo-Osada, Gutowo, Kazanice, Kołodziejki, Łążek, Łążyn, Losy, Lubstyn, Lubstynek, Ludwichowo, Mortęgi, Napromek, Napromek-Leśniczówka, Omule, Osowiec, Pomierki, Prątnica, Raczek, Rakowice, Rodzone, Rożental, Rumienica, Sampława, Szczepankowo, Targowisko Dolne, Targowisko Górne, Tuszewo, Wałdyki, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostróda County
__NOTOC__ Ostróda County ( pl, powiat ostródzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern 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 Ostróda, which lies west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Morąg, north of Ostróda, Miłakowo, north of Ostróda, and Miłomłyn, north-west of Ostróda. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 105,286, out of which the population of Ostróda is 33,419, that of Morąg is 14,497, that of Miłakowo is 2,665, that of Miłomłyn is 2,305, and the rural population is 52,400. Neighbouring counties Ostróda County is bordered by Lidzbark County to the north-east, Olsztyn County to the east, Nidzica County to the south-east, Działdowo County to the south, Iława County and Sztum County to the west, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Dąbrówno
__NOTOC__ Gmina Dąbrówno is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dąbrówno, which lies approximately south of Ostróda and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,369. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Dylewo Hills Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Dąbrówno contains the villages and settlements of Bartki, Dąbrowa, Dąbrówno, Elgnowo, Fiugajki, Gardyny, Jabłonowo, Jagodziny, Jakubowo, Kalbornia, Leszcz, Lewałd Wielki, Łogdowo, Marwałd, Odmy, Okrągłe, Osiekowo, Ostrowite, Pląchawy, Samin, Saminek, Stare Miasto, Tułodziad, Wądzyn and Wierzbica. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Dąbrówno is bordered by the gminas of Działdowo, Grunwald, Kozłowo, Lubawa, Ostróda Ostróda (; Old Prussian: ''Austrāti'') is a town in northern Poland, in the historic region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Grunwald
__NOTOC__ Gmina Grunwald is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Gmina Grunwald is divided into 19 sołectwos. The villages with the largest population are Gierzwałd, which dates back to the 14th century, and Zybułtowo. Gierzwałd is the administrative seat of the gmina. Unusually the gmina is not named after the seat, but takes its name from the smaller village of Grunwald, because of the historical importance of the Battle of Grunwald of 1410. The gmina covers an area of (agricultural land 72%, forest 18%), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,648. Villages Gmina Grunwald includes the villages and settlements of Dąbrowo, Domkowo, Dylewko, Dylewo, Frygnowo, Gierzwałd, Glądy, Góry Lubiańskie, Grabiczki, Grunwald, Jędrychowo, Kalwa, Kiersztanówko, Kiersztanowo, Kitnowo, Łącko, Lipowa Góra, Łodwigowo, Lubian, Lubianek, Marcinkowo, Mielno, Omin, Pacółtówko, Pacó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Ostróda
__NOTOC__ Gmina Ostróda is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Ostróda, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 15,501. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Dylewo Hills Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Ostróda contains the villages and settlements of: * Bałcyny * Bednarki * Brzydowo, Ostróda County, Brzydowo * Buńki * Cibory, Ostróda County, Cibory * Ciemniak, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Ciemniak * Czarny Róg, Ostróda County, Czarny Róg * Czerwona Karczma * Czyżówka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Czyżówka * Durąg * Dziadyk * Gąski, Ostróda County, Gąski * Gierłoż, Ostróda County, Gierłoż * Giętlewo * Glaznoty * Górka, Gmina Ostróda, Górka * Grabin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Grabin * Grabinek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Grabinek * Gruda, Ostró ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 other special interest, which is reserved and managed for purposes of conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. They may be designated by government institutions in some countries, or by private landowners, such as charities and research institutions. Nature reserves fall into different IUCN categories depending on the level of protection afforded by local laws. Normally it is more strictly protected than a nature park. Various jurisdictions may use other terminology, such as ecological protection area or private protected area in legislation and in official titles of the reserves. History Cultural practices that roughly equate to the establishment and maintenance of reserved areas for animals date bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landscape Parks In Poland
A landscape is the visible features of an area of Terrestrial ecoregion, land, its landforms, and how they integrate with Nature, natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the physical elements of geophysically defined landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, Pond, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings, and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions. Combining both their physical origins and the Culture, cultural overlay of human presence, often created over millennia, landscapes reflect a living synthesis of people and place that is vital to local and national identity. The character of a landscape helps define the self-image of the people who inhabit it and a sense of place that differentiates one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
