Cedynia Landscape Park ( pl, Cedyński 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 ...
, bordering Germany. It was established on 1 April 1993, by order of the governor (
voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...
) of the then
Szczecin Voivodeship. The Park covers an area of . It also has a buffer zone (''otulina'') covering .
The Park lies within
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
The West Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as the West Pomerania Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22 892.48 km² (8,838.84 sq mi), and in 2021, it was ...
, in
Gryfino County
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Gryfino County ( pl, powiat gryfiński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result o ...
(
Gmina Cedynia
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Gmina Cedynia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Cedynia, which lies approximately south-west of Gryfi ...
,
Gmina Chojna
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Gmina Chojna is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Chojna, which lies approximately south of Gryfino and ...
,
Gmina Mieszkowice
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Gmina Mieszkowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Mieszkowice, which lies approximately south of Gr ...
and
Gmina Moryń
Gmina Moryń is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Moryń, which lies approximately south of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Sz ...
). Its buffer zone also includes parts of
Gmina Trzcińsko-Zdrój and
Gmina Widuchowa
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Gmina Widuchowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the village of Widuchowa, which lies approximately south-west of Gryf ...
). The Park lies on the Polish side of part of the lower stretches of the
Oder (Odra) river.
The Park's managing authority is called ''Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych Doliny Dolnej Odry'' ("Complex of Landscape Parks of the Lower Odra Valley"). The same authority oversees the
Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park,
Szczecin Landscape Park
Szczecin Landscape Park "Beech Woods" ( pl, Szczeciński Park Krajobrazowy "Puszcza Bukowa") is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) in north-western Poland, established in 1981 and covering an area of . Its full name refers t ...
and
Ujście Warty Landscape Park.
Within the Landscape Park are seven
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.
There are 8 nature reserves in the park:
* „Bielinek”
* „Dąbrowa Krzymowska”
* „Dolina Świergotki”
* „Jeziora Siegniewskie”
* „Olszyna Źródliskowa pod Lubiechowem Dolnym”
* „Olszyny Ostrowskie”
* „Wrzosowiska Cedyńskie im. inż. Wiesława Czyżewskiego”
* „Słoneczne Wzgórza”
External links
Website of ''Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych Doliny Dolnej Odry''
References
Cedynia
Cedynia (pronounced ; german: Zehden, la, Cedene) is a small historic town in Poland, and the administrative seat of Gmina Cedynia in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is situated close to the Oder river and the border with G ...
Parks in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Gryfino County
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