Puszcza Biała (, ''White Wilderness'') is the name given to the forest that extends in Poland from
Pułtusk
Pułtusk (pronounced ) is a town in northeast Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it had a population of about 19,000 . Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( ...
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Ostrów Mazowiecka
Ostrów Mazowiecka is a town in eastern Poland with 23,486 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Ostrołęka Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Ostrów Mazowiecka County.
History
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. It is part of the
Mazovia
Mazovia or Masovia ( pl, Mazowsze) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city. Throughout the centurie ...
n lowlands and consists of small trees, mostly pine.
The White Wilderness (Puszcza Biała) is usually associated with the Green Wilderness (
Puszcza Zielona), and together the two forests are often referred to as the Kurpie Forest (
Puszcza Kurpiowska) because the two forests were populated by inhabitants who, over the centuries of isolation, developed a unique culture of their own, called
Kurpie
Kurpie () is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods. Kurpie is also the name of t ...
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Settlements in the Puszcza Biała
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Pułtusk
Pułtusk (pronounced ) is a town in northeast Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it had a population of about 19,000 . Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( ...
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Pniewo
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Tocznabiel
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Ostrów Mazowiecka
Ostrów Mazowiecka is a town in eastern Poland with 23,486 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Ostrołęka Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Ostrów Mazowiecka County.
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Wyszków
Wyszków (; yi, ווישקאָוו ''Vishkov'') is a town in eastern Poland with 26,500 inhabitants (2018). It is the capital of Wyszków County in Masovian Voivodeship.
History
The village of Wyszków was first documented in 1203. It was gr ...
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Brok
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Długosiodło
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Brańszczyk
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Obryte
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Rząśnik
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Nowy Lubiel
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Popowo-Letnisko
Rivers running through the Puszcza Biała
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Bug
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Narew
The Narew (; be, Нараў, translit=Naraŭ; or ; Sudovian: ''Naura''; Old German: ''Nare''; uk, Нарва, translit=Narva) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland, which is also a tributary of the river Vi ...
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Brok
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Zgorza Struga
Nature preserves within the Puszcza Biała
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Rezerwat przyrody Stawinoga
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Rezerwat przyrody Popławy
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Rezerwat przyrody Bartnia
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Rezerwat przyrody Wielgolas
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Polish forests
Forests cover an estimated 35% of Poland's territory, and are mostly owned by the state. And are increasing at a fast rate by 2035 Polands forest percentage will be 40-42%. Western and northern parts of Poland as well as the Carpathian Mountain ...
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Puszcza Kurpiowska
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Puszcza Zielona
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Kurpie
Kurpie () is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods. Kurpie is also the name of t ...
References
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Polish Wikipedia: ''Puszcza Biała''
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Nature Poland.pl: Puszcza Biała* �
Lasy Państwe: Puszcza Biała* �
Centrum folklorystyczne Puszczy Białej: Kuźnia Kurpiowska w Pniewie
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Forests of Poland
Geography of Masovian Voivodeship
Parks in Masovian Voivodeship
Natura 2000 in Poland