National parks and other protected areas
LOCATION The park is located in the north-west of Poland, at a place where the Lubuskie, Zachodniopomorskie and Wielkopolskie Voivodeships meet. The entire length of the river amounts to 185,9 km. The geographical location is 53°43′10″N 16°08′57″E. SCENIC CHARACTER Over 80 percent of its area is covered with forests – the great and monumental Drawa Forest […]
Continue ReadingLOCATION Klippan and Svalöv Municipalities, Skåne County. Söderåsen National Park is 40 kilometres east of Helsingborg in Skåne. photo source: Söderåsen National Park was formed in 2001 and covers 1,625 hectares. The nature is varied, featuring lush deciduous forests, impressive talus slopes with high cliffs, flowing streams and panoramic views. The long, deep fissure valley […]
Continue ReadingLOCATION Žemaitija Nacional Park is located in western Lithuania, in Plungė district, about 70 km from the Baltic Sea. Total area 21 754 ha: forests – 10515 ha (44,6%). (Visitors center coordination: 56.042586, 21.815143 (WGS) Park was established in 1991 having a goal to preserve the natural and cultural heritage, to guarantee proper use and […]
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LOCATION The Stenshuvud National Park is located in southern Sweden near the town of Kivik and 15km north of the city of Simrishamn. The park is relatively small with a size of 3.9km². It is part of historic province of Skåne. The park belongs to the municipality Simrishamn. Furthermore, the national park is located directly […]
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LOCATION Wolinski National Park is located in the north western Poland, at the mouth of Oder River. It is situated on the Wolin Island and protects its highly valuable part. Baltic Sea Waters surrounding and the archipelago of coastal islands made Wolinski National Park the first maritime park in Poland. Międzyzdroje GPS 53°93′N 14°45′E SCENIC CHARACTER […]
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LOCATION Łeba Town is located 110 km north-west from Gdansk in Pomerania, Poland. Słowiński National Park (Łeba Dunes) is located west to Łeba town, the park headquarters are located in Smołdzino Village south-west to Łeba. The main entrance to the park is in Rąbka which is a part of Łeba town. Łeba can be accessed […]
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LOCATION Rødvig town is located on the eastern coast of Zealand Island in Denmark and is a start point for sightseeing the Stevns Klint. The Zealand Island is available from Germany by two ferry connections Gedser- Warnemünde and Rødby – Puttgarten. The town is also connected to the main railway system of Denmark. Road connections […]
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LOCATION Wolinski National Park is located in the north western Poland, at the mouth of Oder River. It is situated on the Wolin Island and protects its highly valuable part. Baltic Sea Waters surrounding and the archipelago of coastal islands made Wolinski National Park the first maritime park in Poland. Międzyzdroje GPS 53°93′N 14°45′E By Endymion2000 […]
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LOCATION The Müritz National Park was founded in 1990 protect the typical Mecklenburg forest and lake landscape in the northern part of Germany in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, GPS 53°38′N 13°00′E. 1. By Palomala – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59420943 PHOTO SOURCES: 1, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kranich_und_Meise.jpg#/media/File:Kranich_und_Meise.jpg 2. By Panurus – Own work, CC BY-SA […]
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LOCATION Curonian Spit separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast. It is a curved, thin, 98 km long sand-dunespit anda transboundary property. It is divided between two countries: in the south it belongs to Russia, in the north to Lithuania. Curonian Spit is on UNESCO World Heritage List, GPS 55°16′N 20°58′E. 1. By Laima Gūtmane […]
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