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Rudy Landscape Park
Rudy Landscape Park (full name ''Park Krajobrazowy Cysterskie Kompozycje Krajobrazowe Rud Wielkich'': "Landscape Park of the Cistercian Landscape Compositions of Rudy Wielkie") is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in southern Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of . The Park lies within Silesian Voivodeship: in Gliwice County (Gmina Pilchowice, Gmina Sośnicowice), Pszczyna County (Gmina Suszec), Racibórz County ( Gmina Nędza) and Rybnik County (Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Gmina Gaszowice, Gmina Jejkowice, Gmina Lyski). Protected are the remnants of natural riparian and oak-hornbeam forests, typical of the upper Odra valley, as well as ponds - breeding grounds for birds and habitats of rare mud and water plants (e.g. yellow watercress, water caltrop). Monuments of animate and inanimate nature include an erratic boulder northeast of Rybnik-Paruszowiec. References Rudy Rudy or Rudi is a masculine given name, sometimes short for Rudolf, Rudolph, Rawad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital. Despite the Silesian Voivodeship's name, most of the historic Silesia region lies outside the present Silesian Voivodeship – divided among Lubusz, Lower Silesian, and Opole Voivodeships. The eastern half of Silesian Voivodeship (and, notably, Częstochowa in the north) was historically part of Lesser Poland. The Voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Katowice, Częstochowa and Bielsko-Biała Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It is the most densely populated voivodeship in Poland. Within the area of 12,300 square kilometres, there are almost 5 million inhabitants. It is also the largest urbanised area in Central and Eastern Europe. In relation to economy, over 13% of Poland's gross domesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny
__NOTOC__ Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, which lies approximately north-east of Rybnik and west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 42,152. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny contains the villages and settlements of Bełk, Książenice, Palowice, Przegędza, Stanowice and Szczejkowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny is bordered by the towns of Knurów, Orzesze, Rybnik and Żory, and by the gminas of Ornontowice and Pilchowice. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny is twinned with: * Cacica, Romania * Dubno, Ukraine * Jēkabpils Jēkabpils (; german: Jakobstadt; pl, Jakubów) is a state city i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rybnik
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; szl, Rybńik) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 miles) from the Czech border. It is one of the major cities of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area with a population of 5.3 million and the main city of the so-called '' Subregion Zachodni'', previously also known as the Rybnik Coal Area. With a population of 135,994 as of January 1, 2022, it is the 25th most-populous city in Poland. Rybnik is the center of commerce, business, transportation and culture for the southwestern part of the Silesian Voivodeship, a consolidated city-county and the seat of a separate suburban Rybnik county. Rybnik is particularly recognized for its contributions to music, with the Szafrankowie School of Music musicians such as Henryk Górecki or Lidia Grychtołówna, among others. It is also a seat of the Rybnik Philharmonic Orchestra. The name Ry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Caltrop
The water caltrop is any of three extant species of the genus ''Trapa'': ''Trapa natans'', ''Trapa bicornis'' and the endangered ''Trapa rossica''. It is also known as buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod, ling gok (Chinese: 菱角), ling nut, lin kok, ling jow, ling kio nut, mustache nut, singhara or water chestnut. The species are floating annual aquatic plants, growing in slow-moving freshwater up to deep, native to warm temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa. They bear ornately shaped fruits, which in the case of ''T. bicornis'' resemble the head of a bull or the silhouette of a flying bat. Each fruit contains a single very large, starchy seed. ''T. natans'' and ''T. bicornis'' have been cultivated in China and the Indian subcontinent for the edible seeds for at least 3,000 years. Description The water caltrop's submerged stem reaches in length, anchored into the mud by very fine roots. It has two types of leaves: finely divided, feather-like submerged leaves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow Watercress
''Rorippa palustris'', marsh yellow cress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is widespread and native to parts of Africa, and much of Asia, Europe and Eurasia, North America and the Caribbean. It can also be found in other parts of the world as an introduced species and a common weed, for example, in Australia and South America. It is an adaptable plant which grows in many types of damp, wet, and aquatic habitat. It may be an annual, biennial, or perennial plant, and is variable in appearance as well. Description It produces an erect stem, sometimes with branches, attaining a maximum height of just over one meter. The leaves are up to 30 centimeters long and have toothed to deeply lobed edges. The inflorescence is a raceme of mustardlike flowers with spoon-shaped yellow petals each a few millimeters in length. The fruit is a dehiscent and smoothly valved silicle, up to a centimeter long, and containing anywhere from 20 to 90 minute seeds. Etymology Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquatic Plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes to distinguish them from algae and other microphytes. A macrophyte is a plant that grows in or near water and is either emergent, submergent, or floating. In lakes and rivers macrophytes provide cover for fish, substrate for aquatic invertebrates, produce oxygen, and act as food for some fish and wildlife. Macrophytes are primary producers and are the basis of the food web for many organisms. They have a significant effect on soil chemistry and light levels as they slow down the flow of water and capture pollutants and trap sediments. Excess sediment will settle into the benthos aided by the reduction of flow rates caused by the presence of plant stems, leaves and roots. Some plants have the capability of absorbing pollutants into their tissue. Seaweeds are multicellular marine algae and, although their ecologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odra (Poland)
The Oder ( , ; Czech, Lower Sorbian and ; ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany as part of the Oder–Neisse line. The river ultimately flows into the Szczecin Lagoon north of Szczecin and then into three branches (the Dziwna, Świna and Peene) that empty into the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea. Names The Oder is known by several names in different languages, but the modern ones are very similar: English and ; Czech, Polish, and , ; (); Medieval Latin: ''Od(d)era''; Renaissance Latin: ''Viadrus'' (invented in 1534). Ptolemy knew the modern Oder as the Συήβος (''Suebos''; Latin ''Suevus''), a name apparently derived from the Suebi, a Germanic people. While he also refers to an outlet in the area as the Οὐιαδούα ''Ouiad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riparian Forest
A riparian forest or riparian woodland is a forested or wooded area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river, stream, pond, lake, marshland, estuary, canal, sink or reservoir. Etymology The term riparian comes from the Latin word ''ripa'', 'river bank'; technically it only refers to areas adjacent to flowing bodies of water such as rivers, streams, sloughs and estuaries. However, the terms ''riparian forest'' and ''riparian zone'' have come to include areas adjacent to non-flowing bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, playas and reservoirs. Characteristics Riparian forests are subject to frequent inundation. Riparian forests help control sediment, reduce the damaging effects of flooding and aid in stabilizing stream banks. Riparian zones are transition zones between an upland terrestrial environment and an aquatic environment. Organisms found in this zone are adapted to periodic flooding. Many not only tolerate it, but require it in order to maintain health an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Lyski
Gmina Lyski is a rural ''gmina'' (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lyski, which lies approximately west of Rybnik and west of the regional capital Katowice. The ''gmina'' covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 9,657. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Lyski is bordered by the towns of Racibórz and Rybnik, and by the gminas of Gaszowice, Kornowac, Kuźnia Raciborska Kuźnia Raciborska (german: Ratiborhammer) is a town in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called vo ... and Gmina Nędza, Nędza. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Lyski is Sister city, twinned with: * Darkovice, Czech Republic Gallery File:Bogunice, silnice.jpg, Road in Bogunice File:Adamowice, zat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Jejkowice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Jejkowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jejkowice, which lies approximately north-west of Rybnik and south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 4,139. It has the smallest area of any rural gmina in Poland. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Jejkowice is bordered by the towns of Rybnik and Rydułtowy, and by the gmina of Gaszowice. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Jejkowice is twinned with: * Služovice Služovice (german: Schlausewitz) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region Hlučín Region ( cs, Hlučínsko, ge ..., Czech Republic References {{Rybnik County Jejkowice Rybnik County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Gaszowice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Gaszowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gaszowice, which lies approximately west of Rybnik and west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 9,755. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Gaszowice contains the villages and settlements of Czernica, Gaszowice, Łuków, Piece and Szczerbice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Gaszowice is bordered by the towns of Pszów and Rydułtowy, and by the gminas of Jejkowice and Lyski. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Gaszowice is twinned with: * Krompachy Krompachy (german: Krombach, hu, Korompa) is a town in Slovakia, with a rich mining and metallurgical history, well-known both in Slovakia and in its close neighboring countries for its Plejsy ski center. History The town was first mentioned ..., Slovaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rybnik County
__NOTOC__ Rybnik County ( pl, powiat rybnicki) is a suburban county in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, created in 1999 as a result of Polish local government reforms. Its administrative seat is the city of Rybnik, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county consists of three disjoint parts, separated by the city of Rybnik. In the past decade, Rybnik country experienced significant population growth, due to urban sprawl of adjacent cities. At the 2002 census, the population was 72,926. As of 2019, the population was 78,148. History Rybnik area was heavily influenced by the Cistercian in the Middle Ages. First Rybnik county was created in 1818 by the King of Prussia. It covered vast area, including current Racibórz, Gliwice, Mikołów and Wodzisław counties, as well as current city-county cities of Rybnik, Żory and Jastrzębie-Zdrój. Following First World War and the Upper Silesia plebiscite, most of that area became par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
