Śnieżnik Landscape Park (''Śnieżnicki Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in south-western

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, established in 1981, and covering an area of . It is located in the Śnieżnik Massif and the Golden Mountains, two shorter mountain ranges in the Eastern Sudetes, along the border with the

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. It is part of the transboundary

biosphere 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 ...

, mixed mountain and highland system, bearing UNESCO designation. (See
UNESCO brochure
in PDF). The Landscape Park takes its name from the highest peak in the range, , which forms a triangle with (similarly sounding) Śnieżka, as well as Ślęża peaks, further apart, connected by a red hiking trail only for qualified tourists.

Location

The Śnieżnik Landscape Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship: in

Kłodzko County __NOTOC__ Kłodzko County ( pl, powiat kłodzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local govern ...

(

Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka __NOTOC__ Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Bystrzyca Kłodzka, which lies approximately south of Kłodzko, a ...

Gmina Kłodzko __NOTOC__ Gmina Kłodzko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Kłodzko, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina c ...

, Gmina Lądek-Zdrój,

Gmina Międzylesie __NOTOC__ Gmina Międzylesie is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Międzylesie, which lies approximately south of Kłodzko, and south o ...

Gmina Stronie Śląskie __NOTOC__ Gmina Stronie Śląskie is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the town of Stronie Śląskie, which lies approximately s ...

) and Ząbkowice Śląskie County (

Gmina Złoty Stok __NOTOC__ Gmina Złoty Stok is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the town of Złoty Stok, which lies approximately ...

). Within the Landscape Park are five

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Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snieznik Landscape Park Landscape parks in Poland Parks in Lower Silesian Voivodeship