Knyszyn Forest Landscape Park, also known as Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Knyszyńskiej'') is a
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 ...
(
landscape park) in
Knyszyn Forest
Knyszyn Forest ( pl, Puszcza Knyszyńska, Puszcza Knyszyńsko-Białostocka) is a vast forest complex (second in size after the Białowieska Forest in the Podlasie Lowland ( pl, Nizina Podlaska) located in the Białystok Upland in the Podlaskie Voiv ...
which is located
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...
of northeastern
Poland.
Geography
It protects an area of .
It was established in 1988, and is a
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...
EU
Special Protection Area.
The landscape park contains 20
nature reserves.
Counties and Gminas
The natural Landscape Park is within
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...
, and is located in:
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Białystok County
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Białystok County ( pl, powiat białostocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result o ...
in
Gmina Czarna Białostocka
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Gmina Czarna Białostocka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czarna Białostocka, which lies approximately north of the regional ...
,
Gmina Gródek,
Gmina Michałowo
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Gmina Michałowo is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the town of Michałowo, which lies approximately east of ...
,
Gmina Supraśl, and
Gmina Wasilków
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Gmina Wasilków is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wasilków, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Białystok. ...
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Mońki County in
Gmina Knyszyn
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Sokółka County in
Gmina Sokółka
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Gmina Sokółka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the town of Sokółka, which lies approximately north-east ...
,
Gmina Janów,
Gmina Krynki, and
Gmina Szudziałowo
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Gmina Szudziałowo is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the village of Szudziałowo, which lies approximately south-east o ...
See also
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Special Protection Areas in Poland
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References
Landscape parks in Poland
Parks in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Natura 2000 in Poland
Białystok County
Mońki County
Sokółka County
1988 establishments in Poland
Protected areas established in 1988
Forests of Poland
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