Kozienice Landscape Park ( pl, Kozienicki Park Krajobrazowy) 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 east-central
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 ...
, established in 1983, covering an area of .
[Oficjalna strona Kozienickiego Parku Krajobrazowego](_blank)
(official webpage).
The Park lies within
Masovian Voivodeship
The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The ...
. It takes its name from the town of
Kozienice
Kozienice (; yi, קאזשניץ ''Kozhnits''; german: Koschnitz) is a town in eastern Poland with 21,500 inhabitants (1995). Located four miles from the Vistula, it is the capital of Kozienice County.
Even though Kozienice is part of Lesser Pol ...
.
Kozienice nature reserves
Within the Landscape Park are the 15
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 of importance for wildlife, flora and fauna, including: Zagożdżon (65.67 ha), Ponty im. T. Zielińskiego (36.61 ha), Brzeźniczka (122.48 ha), Załamanek (78.97 ha),
Pionki
Pionki is a town in Radom County, Masovian Voivodeship, central Poland with 18 846 inhabitants (2016). Surrounded by the ''Kozienice'' Wilderness, Pionki is located in northern part of historic province of Lesser Poland, from Radom, and from ...
(81.60 ha), Ciszek (40.28 ha),
Jedlnia
Jedlnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pionki, within Radom County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Pionki, north-east of Radom, and south of Warsaw.
The village has a ...
(86.42 ha), Miodne (20.38 ha), Ługi Helenowskie (93.56 ha), Krępiec (278.96 ha), Ponty Dęby (50.40 ha), Leniwa (26.89 ha), Źródło Królewskie (29.67 ha), Okólny Ług (168.94 ha), and Guść (87.09 ha).
References
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Kozienice
Kozienice (; yi, קאזשניץ ''Kozhnits''; german: Koschnitz) is a town in eastern Poland with 21,500 inhabitants (1995). Located four miles from the Vistula, it is the capital of Kozienice County.
Even though Kozienice is part of Lesser Pol ...
Parks in Masovian Voivodeship