Vistula River Gorge of Lesser Poland
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The Lesser Poland Gorge of the Vistula (Polish: Małopolski Przełom Wisły) is a geographical region located in central-eastern Poland, which administratively belongs to three Polish voivodeships – Lublin, Masovian, and Świętokrzyskie. The Gorge is for the most part made by the valley of the Vistula, with two Polish uplands on both sides of the river – Lesser Poland (or Małopolska) Upland to the west, and Lublin Upland to the east. The gorge is about 70 kilometers long, extending from the town of Zawichost in the south, to Puławy in the north. It is considerably narrow, only up to 3 kilometers wide. In some places, the banks of the Vistula valley are very steep, up to 70 meters above the water level.
The region comprises a densely populated agricultural land, with two main towns; historic
See also
- Protected areas of Poland
- Dunajec River Gorge at the tributary of the Vistula River
References
- ^ Protection of Nature Act Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, published by the Polish Parliament, 2004. PDF file.