Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park (''Barlinecko-Gorzowski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a
protected area (
Landscape Park) in north-western
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 populou ...
, established in 1991, covering an area of .
The Park is shared between two
voivodeships:
Lubusz and
West Pomeranian. Within Lubusz Voivodeship the Park includes parts of the districts (
gminas) of
Gmina Kłodawa (in
Gorzów County) and
Gmina Strzelce Krajeńskie (in
Strzelce-Drezdenko County). Within West Pomeranian Voivodeship it includes parts of
Gmina Pełczyce
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Gmina Pełczyce is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Pełczyce, which lies approximately south-west of Choszczno and south- ...
(in
Choszczno County
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Choszczno County ( pl, powiat choszczeński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish loca ...
) and
Gmina Barlinek and
Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski (in
Myślibórz County
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Myślibórz County ( pl, powiat myśliborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (a voivodeship, or province that is found in northwestern Poland along the German bord ...
). The Park has its headquarters in the town of
Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Within the Landscape Park are five
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.
Overview
The Gorzowska Primeval Forest, also known as the Barlinek Primeval Forest, is a large forest complex extending mainly on the outwash plain, made of 12 thousand. years ago, by the waters flowing out of a melting glacier.
The surface of the sander is not flat, it is cut with gutters and depressions.
The richness of the nature of the Barlinek Forest decided about the creation of the Park. The area of the Park, even though it covers only about 40% of the area of the Forest, is representative of it.
Forests dominate here, covering about 81% of the area.
The second important element of the landscape are numerous lakes. About 700 species of vascular plants, 140 species of lichens, and over 100 breeding species of birds have been found in the Park.
References
Landscape parks in Poland
Protected areas established in 1991
Parks in Lubusz Voivodeship
1991 establishments in Poland
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