Puszcza Biała (, ''White Wilderness'') is the name given to the forest that extends in Poland from
Pułtusk
Pułtusk () is a town in Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it has a population of 19,224 as of 2023. Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( in length), it is a po ...
to
Ostrów Mazowiecka. It is part of the
Mazovia
Mazovia or Masovia ( ) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the largest city and Płock being the capital of the region . Throughout the ...
n lowlands and consists of small trees, mostly pine.
The White Wilderness (Puszcza Biała) is usually associated with the Green Wilderness (
Puszcza Zielona
Puszcza Zielona (; {{lit, Green Wilderness) is a forest in Poland which extends from the Narew River and the border with the region of Masuria. It is bounded on the east by the Pisa River and on the west by the Orzyc (river), Orzyc River. The fores ...
), and together the two forests are often referred to as the Kurpie Forest (
Puszcza Kurpiowska) because the two forests were populated by inhabitants who, over the centuries of isolation, developed a unique culture of their own, called
Kurpie.
Settlements in the Puszcza Biała
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Pułtusk
Pułtusk () is a town in Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it has a population of 19,224 as of 2023. Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( in length), it is a po ...
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Pniewo
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Tocznabiel
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Ostrów Mazowiecka
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Wyszków
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Brok
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Długosiodło
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Brańszczyk
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Obryte
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Rząśnik
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Nowy Lubiel
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Popowo-Letnisko
Rivers running through the Puszcza Biała
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Bug
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Narew
The Narew (; ; or ) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided h ...
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Brok
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Zgorza Struga
Nature preserves within the Puszcza Biała
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Rezerwat przyrody Stawinoga
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Rezerwat przyrody Popławy
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Rezerwat przyrody Bartnia
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Rezerwat przyrody Wielgolas
See also
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Polish forests
Forests cover an estimated 38.5% of Poland's territory, and are mostly owned by the state, and are increasing at a fast rate by 2035 Polands forest percentage will be 42-46%. Western and northern parts of Poland as well as the Carpathian Mount ...
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Puszcza Kurpiowska
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Puszcza Zielona
Puszcza Zielona (; {{lit, Green Wilderness) is a forest in Poland which extends from the Narew River and the border with the region of Masuria. It is bounded on the east by the Pisa River and on the west by the Orzyc (river), Orzyc River. The fores ...
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Kurpie
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Kurpie Białe
References
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Polish Wikipedia: ''Puszcza Biała''
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Nature Poland.pl: Puszcza Biała*
Lasy Państwe: Puszcza Biała*
Centrum folklorystyczne Puszczy Białej: Kuźnia Kurpiowska w Pniewie
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Forests of Poland
Geography of Masovian Voivodeship
Parks in Masovian Voivodeship
Natura 2000 in Poland