Kashubian Landscape Park ( pl, Kaszubski Park Krajobrazowy, csb, Kaszëbsczi Park Krajòbrazny) is a
Landscape Park, a Polish
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 ena ...
classification, in northern
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 ...
. It represents the natural landscape of and is named after the historic
Kashubian culture Kashubian can refer to:
* Pertaining to Kashubia, a region of north-central Poland
* Kashubians, an ethnic group of north-central Poland
* Kashubian language
See also
*Kashubian alphabet
*Kashubian Landscape Park
*Kashubian studies
Kashubian st ...
that existed in this region.
Geography
![Cicha woda](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Cicha_woda.JPG)
The Kashubian Landscape Park covers an area of , and was established in 1983. The Park lies within
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.
The ...
: in
Kartuzy County
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Kartuzy County ( pl, powiat kartuski; csb, kartësczi pòwiat) is a county in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with administrative seat and largest town being Kartuzy.
It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish l ...
(
Gmina Kartuzy
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Gmina Kartuzy is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kartuzy, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
The gmina cov ...
,
Gmina Chmielno
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Gmina Chmielno is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Chmielno, which lies approximately west of Kartuzy and west of the regional capital Gda ...
,
Gmina Sierakowice
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Gmina Sierakowice ( csb, Gmina Sërakòjce) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Sierakowice, which lies approximately west of Kartuzy and ...
,
Gmina Somonino
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Gmina Somonino ( csb, Somònino) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Somonino, which lies approximately south of Kartuzy and west of the ...
),
Wejherowo County
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Wejherowo County ( csb, Wejrowsczi kréz, pl, powiat wejherowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 199 ...
(
Gmina Linia
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Gmina Linia ( csb, Gmina Lëniô) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Linia, which lies approximately south-west of Wejherowo and west ...
), and
Kościerzyna County
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Kościerzyna County ( csb, Kòscérsczi kréz, pl, powiat kościerski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of ...
(
Gmina Kościerzyna
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Gmina Kościerzyna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kościerzyna, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmin ...
,
Gmina Nowa Karczma).
Nature reserves
Within the Kashubian Landscape Park are 12 distinct
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.
Literature
* Gdańsk : "Marpress", 2000 .
References
See also
*
Kashubians
The Kashubians ( csb, Kaszëbi; pl, Kaszubi; german: Kaschuben), also known as Cassubians or Kashubs, are a Lechitic ( West Slavic) ethnic group native to the historical region of Pomerania, including its eastern part called Pomerelia, in nort ...
*
List of Landscape Parks of Poland
According to the Act on Protection of Nature (''Ustawa o ochronie przyrody'') of 2004, a Landscape Park (''Parki Krajobrazowe'') is defined as "an area protected because of its natural, historical, cultural and scenic values, for the purpose of ...
*
Protected areas of Poland __NOTOC__
Protected areas of Poland include the following categories, as defined by the Act on Protection of Nature ('' pl, Ustawa o ochronie przyrody'') of 16 April 2004,
Kashubian
Kashubians
Kashubia
Parks in Pomeranian Voivodeship
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