Łomża Landscape Park

Łomża Landscape Park
Polish: Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The marshes of Narew River near Łomża Park logo
Location on the map of Poland
Location	Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Nearest city	Łomża
Coordinates	53°10′00″N 22°05′00″E
Area	19.664 km^2 (7.592 sq mi)
Established	1994
Governing body	Ministry of the Environment
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Łomża Landscape Park of the Narew Valley (Polish: Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in north-eastern Poland, on the banks of the Narew river, close to the town of Łomża, to the south-east.

Features

Map of Łomża County, with the outline of Łomża Landscape Park marked in green. Protected area marked by a dashed green line. Narew river marked in blue

The Park lies within the Podlaskie Voivodeship: in Łomża County (covering Gmina Łomża, Gmina Piątnica, Gmina Wizna) and in Zambrów County (Gmina Rutki).^[1]

The protected area of the park consists of unique landscape features such as pristine valleys and marshes with high aesthetic appeal. The total area under protection amounts to 19,664 ha, of which 7,353.5 ha lies within the actual park boundaries, and the 12,310.5 ha creates park's protective buffer zone (Polish: otulina).

There are two nature reserves in the Park: Kalinowo and Wielki Dział.

See also

• List of Landscape Parks of Poland

External links

• Website of the Park
• Łomża Landscape Park seen from the drone
• Media related to Łomża Landscape Park of the Narew Valley at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. "Ochrona przyrody. [w:] Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi [on-line]. Wrota Podlasia".