Łomża Landscape Park

Protected park in Poland

Łomża Landscape Park

Polish: Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi

IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

The marshes of Narew River near Łomża Park logo

Location on the map of Poland

Location| Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Nearest city| Łomża
Coordinates| 53°10′00″N 22°05′00″E﻿ / ﻿53.166667°N 22.083333°E﻿ / 53.166667; 22.083333
Area| 19.664 km2 (7.592 sq mi)
Established| 1994
Governing body| Ministry of the Environment
WrotaPodlasia.pl

Łomża Landscape Park of the Narew Valley (Polish: Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in north-eastern Poland, on the banks of the Narew river, close to the town of Łomża, to the south-east.

## Features

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Map of Łomża County, with the outline of Łomża Landscape Park marked in green. Protected area marked by a dashed green line. Narew river marked in blue

The Park lies within the Podlaskie Voivodeship: in Łomża County (covering Gmina Łomża, Gmina Piątnica, Gmina Wizna) and in Zambrów County (Gmina Rutki).[1]

The protected area of the park consists of unique landscape features such as pristine valleys and marshes with high aesthetic appeal. The total area under protection amounts to 19,664 ha, of which 7,353.5 ha lies within the actual park boundaries, and the 12,310.5 ha creates park's protective buffer zone (Polish: otulina).

There are two nature reserves in the Park: Kalinowo and Wielki Dział.

## See also

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* List of Landscape Parks of Poland

## External links

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* Website of the Park
* Łomża Landscape Park seen from the drone
* Media related to Łomża Landscape Park of the Narew Valley at Wikimedia Commons

## References

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1. ^ "Ochrona przyrody. [w:] Łomżyński Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Narwi [on-line]. Wrota Podlasia".

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