Wolin National Park () is one of 23

national parks A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, situated on the island of

Wolin Wolin (; ) is a Polish island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast. Administratively, the island belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Wolin is separated from the island of Usedom (Uznam) by the Strait of Świna, and from mainla ...

in the far north-west of the country, in

West Pomeranian Voivodeship West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals , and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people. It was established on 1 Janua ...

. An IUCN category II protected area, it was established on 3 March 1960 and covers an area of . The park has its headquarters in the town of

Międzyzdroje Międzyzdroje (; ), historically known as Misdroy in English, is a city and a seaside resort in northwestern Poland on the island of Wolin on the Baltic coast. The city is located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, and is a seat of the Kamień C ...

. The park contains a varied flora and fauna. Its attractions include the sea cliffs of Gosań and Kawcza Góra, and a

wisent The European bison (: bison) (''Bison bonasus'') or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), the zubr (), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bi ...

(European bison) sanctuary.

Gallery

POL Woliński Park Narodowy LOGO.svg, Logo File:Woliński Park narodowy - klif.jpg, Sea cliff File:Wolinski Park Narod Miedzyzdroje beax.jpg, Entrance to the park at

beach File:Pagorki Lubinsko-Wapnickie.jpg, Lubin-Wapnica hills

External links

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The Board of Polish National Parks
National parks of Poland Parks in West Pomeranian Voivodeship Protected areas established in 1960 1960 establishments in Poland Kamień County {{Poland-protected-area-stub