Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Lasy nad Górną Liswartą'') is a
protected area
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(
Landscape Park) in southern
Poland
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, established in 1998, covering an area of .
The Park lies within
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital.
Despite the Silesian ...
: in
Częstochowa County
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Gmina Blachownia
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Gmina Blachownia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Blachownia, which lies approximately west of Częstochowa and north of the regi ...
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Gmina Konopiska
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Gmina Konopiska is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Konopiska, which lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regi ...
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Gmina Starcza
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),
Kłobuck County
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Gmina Panki
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Gmina Panki is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Panki, which lies approximately west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowi ...
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Gmina Przystajń,
Gmina Wręczyca Wielka
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Gmina Wręczyca Wielka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wręczyca Wielka, which lies approximately south of Kłobuck and north of the re ...
) and
Lubliniec County
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Gmina Boronów
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Gmina Boronów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was formed in 1993, having previously been part of Gmina Herby. Its seat is the village of Boronów, which lies ap ...
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Gmina Ciasna
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Gmina Herby
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Gmina Herby is a rural gmina (municipality) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Herby, which lies approximately north-east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice. U ...
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Gmina Kochanowice
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Gmina Kochanowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kochanowice, which lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional cap ...
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Gmina Koszęcin
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Gmina Woźniki
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Gmina Woźniki is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Woźniki, which lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional cap ...
).
Within the Landscape Park are four
nature reserve
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s.
There are numerous breeding ponds in the park, which are an important part of the landscape. Peat bogs and spring areas are often found here. In addition to the landscape of fishponds, there are also landscapes: with the predominance of fresh mixed forest habitats; coniferous forests and mixed forests dominated by pine monocultures and the landscape of river valleys with fragments of willow and poplar riparian forests and peat bogs.
History of the Park
The first working delineation of the park's boundaries in the area of the upper Liswarta River basin was made by Janusz Herezniak and Izabella Maszczynska in 1982-1983. However, due to the fact that the Law on Spatial Development came into force in 1994, it was not until 1996 that the design documentation for the "Lasy nad Górną Liswartą" Landscape Park was prepared.
[ Janusz Hereźniak, ''Świat roślin w istniejących i projektowanych obiektach ochrony przyrody Parku Krajobrazowego „Lasy nad Górną Liswartą”'', :red. Marceli Antoniewicz ''Ziemia Częstochowska'' Tom XXXII, Wyd. Częstochowskie Towarzystwo Naukowe, Częstochowa 2005, s. 264–266.]
References
Upper Liswarta Forests
Parks in Silesian Voivodeship
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