Polonezköy Nature Park

Coordinates: 41°07′04″N 29°12′37″E / 41.11778°N 29.21028°E / 41.11778; 29.21028
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Polonezköy Nature Park
Polonezköy Tabiat Parkı
Ministry of Environment and Forests

Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks

Polonezköy Nature Park (

Istanbul, Turkey
.

Polonezköy is situated in the

Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1994. It covers an area of about 3,004 ha (7,420 acres).[1] It is the province's first, and in terms of area, largest, nature park. The protected area is named after the village of Polonezköy, which was settled in 1842 by a small group of Polish emigrants, after the failed November Uprising. The settlement was initially named "Adamköy" or "Adampol" (literally Adamville) in honor of Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, and was renamed later to "Polonez Karyesi". In 1923, it was changed to its current official name.[2]

The nature park offers many outdoor recreational activities such as

trekking and orienteering.[1] There is a 5 km (3.1 mi)-long hiking, cycling, and jogging course, as well as observation towers. There are also a number of restaurants.[1] Lodging is available in a number of boarding houses and hotels in the village.[2]

Ecosystem

Flora

The nature park has a very rich variety of vegetation. Common plants include black pine (

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), sessile oak (Quercus petraea), Turkey oak (Quercus cerris), Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto), horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), Norway spruce (Picea abies), oriental plane (Platanus orientalis), Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), common hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), Scots elm (Ulmus glabra), alder (Alnus orientalis), oriental beech (Fagus orientalis), silver linden (Tilia tomentosa), oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis), Smilax (Smilax excelsa), bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), common laurel (Laurocerasus officinalis), cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis), common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), scarlet firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea), giant heather (Erica arborea) and guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus).[1][2]

Fauna

There is a

eurasian blackbird, European goldfinch, common wood pigeon, owl, magpie and sparrow.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tabiat Parkları - Polonezköy Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı-1. Bölge Müdürlüğü-İstanbul Şube Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ^ a b c d "Polonezköy Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Tabiat Parkları. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
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