Narew Landscape Park (''Narwiański Park Krajobrazowy'') was a
Polish Landscape Park designated
protected area within
Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern
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 populou ...
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Geography
The Landscape Park protects an area of . It was established in 1985, and is a
Natura 2000 EU
Special Protection Area
A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and certa ...
.
History
It was established in the then
Białystok Voivodeship under the Resolution of the Provincial National Council in Białystok of September 30, 1985.
In 1989, by virtue of the resolution of WRN in Łomża, the areas belonging to the then
Łomża Voivodeship
Łomża Voivodeship () was an administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975 to 1998, superseded by the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Its capital city was Łomża.
Cities and towns
Major cities and towns (population in 1998) ...
were incorporated into the Park. The main task of the Park Management in the first years of its operation was to restore the section of the Narew Valley between Żółtki and the Rzędziany-Pańka dyke in order to restore the boggy and natural character. At that time, until 1990, the director of the Landscape Park was Bolesław Bielicki; in 1991 this function was performed by Witold Rurarz-Lipiński, and from the end of 1991 to the beginning of 1994 — by Andrzej Grygoruk (who also served as director in the years 1990–1991). In 1996, the Narew Landscape Park was transformed into the Narew National Park.
See also
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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
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* Protected areas of Poland
References
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References
Narew
Parks in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Natura 2000 in Poland
1985 establishments in Poland
Protected areas established in 1985
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