Puszcza Solska Landscape Park, also known as Solska Forest Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Solskiej''), is a
Polish Landscape Park protected area in
southeastern Poland.
The nature park protects an area of . It was established in 1988.
Geography
The Park is located within two
Polish voivodeships: the
Lublin Voivodeship
The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province ( Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, C ...
, and
Podkarpackie Voivodeship (Subcarpathian Voivodeship).
Within the Lublin Voivodeship the park is: within
Biłgoraj County
Biłgoraj County ( pl, powiat biłgorajski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms pass ...
in
Gmina Aleksandrów,
Gmina Józefów,
Gmina Łukowa, and
Gmina Obsza; and within
Tomaszów Lubelski County Tomaszów may refer to the following places in Poland:
* Tomaszów Bolesławiecki, village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
* Tomaszów, Lublin Voivodeship, village in Puławy County
* Tomaszów Lubelski County, county in Lublin Voivodeship
** Tomas ...
in
Gmina Susiec.
Within the Podkarpackie Voivodeship (Subcarpathian Voivodeship) the park is within
Lubaczów County
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Lubaczów County ( pl, powiat lubaczowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a r ...
in
Gmina Cieszanów and
Gmina Narol.
Features
The Landscape Park contains several 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 for preservation of wildlife, including Czartowe Pole,
Nad Tanwią, Szum, Bukowy Las, Obary, and Przecinka. There are three separate and protected zones, including the Solska Wilderness Area.
The
Janów Forests Landscape Park
Janów Forests Landscape Park, (Polish language, Polish: ''Park Krajobrazowy Lasy Janowskie''), is a Landscape Park (Poland), Polish Landscape Park designated protected area in Eastern Poland, southeastern Poland.[Special Protection Areas in Poland Special Protection Areas for birds in Poland are called OSOPs ( pl, Obszar Specjalnej Ochrony Ptaków).
As of 2005, 72 OSOPs were designated.
See also
*
* Protected areas of Poland
References
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References
* Marcin Karetta
Puszcza Solska at przyroda.polska.plRetrieved September 25, 2011.
Puszcza Solska
Parks in Lublin Voivodeship
Parks in Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Natura 2000 in Poland
Biłgoraj County
Lubaczów County
Tomaszów Lubelski County
1988 establishments in Poland
Protected areas established in 1988
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