Janów Forests Landscape Park
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Park Krajobrazowy Lasy Janowskie (in Polish) | |
Janów Forests Landscape Park, (
Geography
The park is within two
Podkarpackie Voivodeship (Subcarpathian Voivodeship) and southwestern Lublin Voivodeship. It is located north of Rzeszów and south of Lublin
.
The park protects 39,150 hectares (151.2 sq mi), and has a buffer zone of 60,500 hectares (234 sq mi).[2] It was established in 1984.[1]
Janów Forests Landscape Park is a Natura 2000 EU Special Protection Area.
Features
The park's forest landscape is varied, with meandering rivers and streams,
peat bogs.[1]
Visitor attractions include
Polish folk culture places and events.[1]
The Puszcza Solska Landscape Park is also in the area.
Ponds and wetlands
Large complexes of constructed ponds cover a total of more than 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) with wetlands and open water. They are 150 years old, with many built on natural swamps, taking advantage of the underground geological formations.[1]
The
Imielty Ług nature reserve
is at one of the pond complexes within Janów Forests Landscape Park.
See also
References
External links
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