Suwałki Landscape Park (''Suwalski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a
protected area
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(
Landscape Park) in north-eastern
Poland
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, established in 1976, covering an area of .
The area of the park is 6337.66 ha, of which approximately 60% is arable land, 10% water, 24% forests and trees, 4% marshy areas, and 2% other land. The lagging of the park covers 9306.24 ha.
The park lies within
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ...
, in
Suwałki County
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Suwałki County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local gov ...
(
Gmina Jeleniewo
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Gmina Jeleniewo, is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jeleniewo, which lies approximately north of Suwałki and north of the regional c ...
,
Gmina Przerośl
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Gmina Przerośl ( lit. ''Prieraslio valsčius'') is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Przerośl, which lies approximately north-west of ...
,
Gmina Rutka-Tartak,
Gmina Wiżajny
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Gmina Wiżajny, is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. Its seat is the village of Wiżajny, which lies approximately north of Suwałki and ...
).
Within the Landscape Park are three
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 ...
s.
Landscape parks in Poland
Parks in Podlaskie Voivodeship
1976 establishments in Poland
Protected areas established in 1976
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