Dłubnia Landscape Park (''Dłubniański Park Krajobrazowy'') is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

( Landscape Park) in southern

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. Established in 1981, the park covers an area of . Within the Landscape Park are two

nature 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, funga, or features of geologic ...

Location

The park lies within the

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). Its capital and largest city is Kraków. The province's name recalls the traditional name of a h ...

: in

Kraków County __NOTOC__ Kraków County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 199 ...

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Gmina Iwanowice __NOTOC__ Gmina Iwanowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Iwanowice, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków. The gmin ...

, Gmina Michałowice,

Gmina Skała __NOTOC__ Gmina Skała is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Skała, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina ...

Gmina Zielonki __NOTOC__ Gmina Zielonki is a rural community (Polish: gmina) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Zielonki, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers ...

Miechów County __NOTOC__ Miechów County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 19 ...

(

Gmina Gołcza __NOTOC__ Gmina Gołcza is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Miechów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gołcza, which lies approximately west of Miechów and north of the regional capital ...

) and in

Olkusz County Olkusz County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its ad ...

(

Gmina Trzyciąż __NOTOC__ Gmina Trzyciąż is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Trzyciąż, which lies approximately east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional c ...

). The park takes its name from the river Dłubnia, which eventually flows into the

Vistula The Vistula (; ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra i ...

in the Mogiła neighbourhood of

Nowa Huta Nowa Huta (, literally "The New Ironworks") is the easternmost district of Kraków, Poland. With more than 200,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most populous areas of the city. Until 1990, the neighbouring districts were considered expansions o ...

, within the city of

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. There is also a neighbourhood – formerly a village – called Dłubnia, within the

Wzgórza Krzesławickie Wzgórza Krzesławickie is one of 18 districts of Kraków, located in the northeast part of the city. The name ''Wzgórza Krzesławickie'' comes from a village named Krzesławice (first mentioned in 1228) that is now a part of the district.Małgor ...

district of the city.

Notes and references

Małopolskie (Lesser Poland) Voivodeship Official Website

Agency for Regional Development of Lesser Poland - MARR

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dlubnia Landscape Park Landscape parks in Poland Parks in Lesser Poland Voivodeship 1981 establishments in Poland Protected areas established in 1981