Wigry National Park (Czerwony Folwark)

Poland / Podlaskie / Suwalki / Czerwony Folwark
 nature conservation park / area, Ramsar site

Wigry National Park (Polish: Wigierski Park Narodowy) is a national park in Podlachian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

One of youngest National Parks in Poland, Wigry National Park covers parts of Masurian Lake District and Augustów Primeval Forest (Puszcza Augustowska).

It was created on January 1, 1989 on the area of 149.56 km². Today, its area is slightly bigger - 150.86 km², of which 94.64 km² are forests, 29.08 km² are waters and 27.14 km² - other types of land, mostly agricultural. Strictly protected area covers 6.23 km², including 2.83 km² of woods.

Official website at www.wigry.win.pl/index_en.html
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Coordinates:   54°4'15"N   23°6'46"E

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