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Jezierzyca Valley Landscape Park
Jezierzyca Valley Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Jezierzycy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in south-western Poland, established in 1994, covering an area of . The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in Wołów County ( Gmina Wołów, Gmina Wińsko __NOTOC__ Gmina Wińsko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Wińsko, which lies approximately north of Wołów, and north-west of the regi ...). Jezierzyca Valley Parks in Lower Silesian Voivodeship {{Poland-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships, following the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It covers an area of , and has a total population of 2,899,986. It is one of the richest provinces in Poland as it has valuable natural resources such as copper, silver, gold, brown coal and rock materials (inter alia granite, basalt, gabbro, diabase, amphibolite, porphyry, gneiss, serpentinite, sandstone, greywacke, limestone, dolomite, bentonite, kaolinite, clay, aggregate), which are exploited by the biggest enterprises. Its well developed and varied industries attract both domestic and foreign investors. Its capital and largest city is Wrocław, situated on the Oder River. It is one of Poland's largest and most dynamic cities with a ... [...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] |
Wołów County
__NOTOC__ Wołów County (, pl, powiat wołowski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 . Its administrative seat is the town of Wołów, although the county also contains the slightly larger town of Brzeg Dolny. As of 2019 the total population of the county is 46,914, out of which the population of Wołów is 12,373, the population of Brzeg Dolny is 12,511, and the rural population is 22,030. Neighbouring counties Wołów County is bordered by Góra County to the north, Trzebnica County to the east, Środa Śląska County to the south, and Legnica County and Lubin County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into three gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Wołów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Wołów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Wołów, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population was 22,443. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Wołów is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Brzeg Dolny, Brzeg Dolny, Gmina Malczyce, Malczyce, Gmina Oborniki Śląskie, Oborniki Śląskie, Gmina Prochowice, Prochowice, Gmina Prusice, Prusice, Gmina Ścinawa, Ścinawa, Gmina Środa Śląska, Środa Śląska and Gmina Wińsko, Wińsko. Villages Apart from the town of Wołów, the gmina contains the 47 villages of Biskupice, Wołów County, Biskupice, Boraszyn, Bożeń, Dębno, Wołów County, Dębno, Domaszków, Wołów County, Domaszków, Garwół, Gliniany, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Gliniany, Golina, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Goli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Wińsko
__NOTOC__ Gmina Wińsko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Wińsko, which lies approximately north of Wołów, and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population was 8,316. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Wińsko is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Jemielno, Jemielno, Gmina Prusice, Prusice, Gmina Rudna, Rudna, Gmina Ścinawa, Ścinawa, Gmina Wąsosz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Wąsosz, Gmina Wołów, Wołów and Gmina Żmigród, Żmigród. Villages The gmina contains the 50 villages of Aleksandrowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Aleksandrowice, Baszyn, Białawy Małe, Białawy Wielkie, Białków, Wołów County, Białków, Boraszyce Małe, Boraszyce Wielkie, Brzózka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Brzózka, Budków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Budków, Buszkowice Małe, Chwałkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Chwał ... [...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] |
