Knyszyn Forest Landscape Park
| Knyszyń Forest Landscape Park | |
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| Polish: Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Knyszyńskiej | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 The Góry Czumażowskie Hills in the Knyszyń Forest near Ożynnik
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| Location | Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland |
| Nearest city | Supraśl |
| Coordinates | 53°14′00″N 23°23′00″E / 53.233333°N 23.383333°E |
| Area | 744.47 km2 (287.44 sq mi) |
| Established | 1988 |
| Governing body | Ministry of the Environment |
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Puszcza Knyszyńska (Knyszyn Forest) Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Knyszyńskiej) is a protected area (landscape park) in Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland
Geography
It protects an area of 744.47 square kilometres (287.44 sq mi).
It was established in 1988, and is a Natura 2000 EU Special Protection Area.
The landscape park contains 20 nature reserves.
Counties and Gminas
The natural Landscape Park is within Podlaskie Voivodeship, and is located in:
- Białystok County in Gmina Czarna Białostocka, Gmina Gródek, Gmina Michałowo, Gmina Supraśl, and Gmina Wasilków
- Mońki County in Gmina Knyszyn
- Sokółka County in Gmina Sokółka, Gmina Janów, Gmina Krynki, an Gmina Szudziałowo
See also
References
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