Vistula Landscape Park (''Nadwiślański Park Krajobrazowy'') is a
protected area
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(
Landscape Park) in north-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 1993, covering an area of .
The Park lies within
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Cuiavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or simply Kujawsko-Pomorskie, or Kujawy-Pomerania Province ( pl, województwo kujawsko-pomorskie ) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divide ...
, on the left bank of the
Vistula
The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland.
The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...
river north of
Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
. It forms a complex with
Chełmno Landscape Park
Chełmno Landscape Park (''Chełmiński Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in north-central Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of .
The Park lies within Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in the region of the town ...
on the opposite bank. From 1999 to 2003 these constituted a single Landscape Park, called Lower Vistula Valley Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Dolnej Wisły''). The two parks have a common administration located in
Åšwiecie
Åšwiecie (; german: Schwetz) is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants (2006), situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999); it was in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Åšwiecie County.
Locatio ...
.
Within Vistula Landscape Park are 14
nature reserve
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s.
Vistula
The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland.
The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...
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