Babia Góra National Park (Polish: Babiogórski Park Narodowy) is one of 23 national parks in Poland. It is located in the southern part of the country, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship,on the border with Slovakia. The park's headquarters are in Zawoja. A Nature Reserve covering roughly the same area as the modern-day national park was established in 1933,[1] and the national park itself was officially established on October 30, 1954.[2] Since 1976, UNESCO has designated it as a biosphere reserve.[3]
The park covers an area of 33.92 square kilometres (13.10 sq mi), approximately 85% of which is forested.[4] It includes the northern and part of the southern side of the Babia Góra massif. The massif's main peak (known as Diablak), is the highest point of the Orava Beskids mountain range at 1,725 metres (5,659 ft). The Slovak side of the massif is primarily part of the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area.[5]
Fauna
- 105 species of birds (including woodpeckers and eagle owls)
- Animals such as deer, lynx, wolves and bears
- Insects, especially beetles, including some that are unique to the area
Gallery
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Babia Gora (1725 m), the highest peak of the national park
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Summit of Babia Góra
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Babia Góra seen from Mosorny Groń
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A forest in the Babia Góra National Park
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A mountain trail
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Beskid Żywiecki landscape
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Babia Góra and Pilsko seen from Rysianka
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Campanula polymorpha
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Ostoja Babiogórska Nature Reserve with Alpine flora
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A forest trail
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Babia Góra, early morning
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Sunset over Ostoja Babiogorska
References
- ^ Łajczak, Adam (2016). "An outline history of economic activity on Mt. Babia Góra and the surrounding area (Western Carpathians)". Przegląd Geograficzny. 88 (1): 5–30. doi:10.7163/PrzG.2016.1.1.
- ^ "BgPn English". Archived from the original on 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Babia Gora Biosphere Reserve, Poland". UNESCO. 2019-04-24. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Conservation >> Forests". Babia Góra National Park.
- ^ "Protected landscape area Horná Orava". Slovakia.travel. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22.
External links
- "Official site" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- "The Board of Polish National Parks" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2006-02-25. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- "UNESCO biosphere reserve information". Retrieved 6 November 2011.