Warta Mouth Landscape Park ( pl, Park Krajobrazowy Ujście Warty) 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 ...
(
a Landscape Park) in western
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 ...
, along the lower stretches of the
Warta
The river Warta ( , ; german: Warthe ; la, Varta) rises in central Poland and meanders greatly north-west to flow into the Oder, against the German border. About long, it is Poland's second-longest river within its borders after the Vistula, a ...
river as it approaches its
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
with the
Oder
The Oder ( , ; Czech, Lower Sorbian and ; ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows thr ...
river. The Park was established in 1996.
The park is mostly within
Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship, or Lubuskie Province ( pl, województwo lubuskie ), is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland.
It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the Po ...
, although it also extends northwards along the east bank of the Odra into
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
The West Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as the West Pomerania Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22 892.48 km² (8,838.84 sq mi), and in 2021, it was i ...
(
Myślibórz County
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Myślibórz County ( pl, powiat myśliborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (a voivodeship, or province that is found in northwestern Poland along the German borde ...
,
Gmina Boleszkowice). It borders the
, which was established in 2001 (formerly being part of the Landscape Park).
After the boundary adjustment, the area of the Warta Mouth Landscape Park is now 19,496.38 hectares,
of which 17,697.89 hectares lie in Lubuskie Province and 1,798.49 hectares in Zachodniopomorskie Province.
See also
*
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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Protected areas o ...
References
Ujscie Warty
Parks in Lubusz Voivodeship
Parks in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
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