Wigry National Park (Czerwony Folwark)
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Podlaskie /
Suwalki /
Czerwony Folwark
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World / Poland / Podlachian
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
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
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigry_National_Park
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°4'15"N 23°6'46"E
- Danube Delta 1036 km
- Obytichna Bay 1192 km
- Lake Manych-Gudilo 1592 km
- Astrakhan Natural Reserve 1982 km
- Lake Chany 3407 km
- Delaware Bay 7068 km
- Lake Khanka 7094 km
- Okavango Delta 8118 km
- Everglades National Park 8602 km
- Lake Titicaca 11590 km
- Jezioro Omułówek 2.1 km
- Muzeum Wigier 2.5 km
- Wigry Lake 4.3 km
- Gmina Giby 15 km
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