Niepołomice Forest
Niepołomice Forest (
The name Niepołomice derives from the
Description
The forest consists of six
History
Because of its close proximity to Kraków, then the
The early road leading through the forest was called the Royal Road (see also: the
During the military
At present, the forest is maintained according to modern forestry practices. Very old trees are generally rare. The program of reconstruction began in postwar Poland around the mid 20th century, including the reinstatement of native plants in drawn-out areas.[9]
Tourism
The forest is transversed by several walking trails including a 7 km (4.3 mi) bicycle trail and the newly open 4 km-long (2.5 mi) educational trail complete with informational placards about the local flora and fauna. Among the trails which lead deep into the forest, there is the 14 km-long (8.7 mi) Niepołomice – Poszyna (green) trail called the Royal Road, and the two trails each 12 km-long (7.5 mi), Grodkowice – Błoto – Sitowiec, and the Podłęże – Przyborów – Sitowiec (blue) trail leading to mass graves of Poles and Jews from World War II. There is also the 8 km-long (5.0 mi) Stanisławice (red) trail leading toward the perimeter of the wisent reserve; however, the reserve is not accessible to visitors.[10] All trails are designed and maintained by the Forestry Inspectorate of Niepołomice.[11]
See also
References
Cited sources
- ^ A Polish Royal Forest - November 29, 2013
- ^ Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Niepołomice Forest (Southern Poland): Changes during 30 Years Archived 2017-08-10 at the Wayback Machine Vol. 12, No. 2 (2003), 239-244 (PDF file).
- ^ (in Polish) Puszcza Niepołomicka. Charakterystyka obszaru Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine at Polska.pl
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- ^ Mieczyslaw Tadeusz Borowiec. "Zamek w Niepołomicach" (in Polish). Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ a b J.Paprota, Puszcza Niepołomicka (The Niepołomice Forest). Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine History. (in Polish)
- ^ Franciszek Wasyl (November 1, 2011). "Krakowski etap "Sonderaktion Krakau". Wspomnienie Zygmunta Starachowicza" (in Polish). WordPress.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ "Więźniowie Sonderaktion Krakau" (PDF). Alma Mater No. 118. Jagiellonian University. Archived from the original (PDF 275 KB) on December 24, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ Bogusław Młynarczyk. "Historia Puszczy Niepołomickiej". Informacje ogólne. Regionalna Dyrekcja Lasów Państwowych w Krakowie. Nadleśnictwo Niepołomice. Archived from the original on August 26, 2004. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ Bogusław Młynarczyk, Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej, Regionalna Dyrekcja Lasów Państwowych w Krakowie, Nadleśnictwo Niepołomice, Zachowawczy Ośrodek Hodowli Żubra (Wisent reserve) Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine and Szlaki turystyczne (The trails)
- ^ (in Polish) Virginia Wąsikowska, Puszcza Niepołomicka, Szlaki turystyczne (Trails, including public transport)
Further reading
- (in Polish) Leszek Bartkowicz, "Potencjalne konsekwencje hodowlane spontanicznego różnicowania strukturyw drzewostanach „borowego” kompleksu Puszczy Niepołomickiej" Forest Research Papers, 2008, Vol. 69 (1): 41–47.
- Wojciech Chełmicki, Stanisław Ciszewski, Mirosław Żelazny, "Reconstructing ground-water level fluctuations in 20th century Niepołomice Forest" Archived 2011-05-29 at the Wayback Machine ERB and Northern European FRIEND Project 5 Conference, Demänovská dolina, Slovakia, 2002
- Pawel Kapusta, Grazyna Szarek-Lukaszewska, Józef Kiszka, "Spatial analysis of lichen species richness in Niepolomice Forest" The Lichenologist (2004), 36:249-260 Cambridge University Press
- Stanisław Orzeł, Agricultural University of Cracow, "A comparative analysis of slenderness of the main tree species of the Niepolomice Forest" Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities, 2007, Volume 10, Issue 2.