Cedynia Landscape Park ( pl, Cedyński Park Krajobrazowy) is a
protected area
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(
Landscape Park) in north-western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
, bordering Germany. It was established on 1 April 1993, by order of the governor (
voivode
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) of the then
Szczecin Voivodeship. The Park covers an area of . It also has a buffer zone (''otulina'') covering .
The Park lies within
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
The West Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as the West Pomerania Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22 892.48 km² (8,838.84 sq mi), and in 2021, it was ...
, in
Gryfino County
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Gryfino County ( pl, powiat gryfiński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result ...
(
Gmina Cedynia
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Gmina Cedynia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Cedynia, which lies approximately south-west of ...
,
Gmina Chojna
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Gmina Chojna is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Chojna, which lies approximately south of Gryfino ...
,
Gmina Mieszkowice and
Gmina Moryń). Its buffer zone also includes parts of
Gmina Trzcińsko-Zdrój
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Gmina Trzcińsko-Zdrój is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Trzcińsko-Zdrój, which lies approximately south of Gryfino ...
and
Gmina Widuchowa
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Gmina Widuchowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the village of Widuchowa, which lies approximately south-west of ...
). The Park lies on the Polish side of part of the lower stretches of the
Oder
The Oder ( , ; Czech language, Czech, Lower Sorbian language, Lower Sorbian and ; ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and Warta. The Oder ri ...
(Odra) river.
The Park's managing authority is called ''Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych Doliny Dolnej Odry'' ("Complex of Landscape Parks of the Lower Odra Valley"). The same authority oversees the
Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park,
Szczecin Landscape Park and
Ujście Warty Landscape Park.
Within the Landscape Park are seven
nature reserve
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s.
There are 8 nature reserves in the park:
* „Bielinek”
* „Dąbrowa Krzymowska”
* „Dolina Świergotki”
* „Jeziora Siegniewskie”
* „Olszyna Źródliskowa pod Lubiechowem Dolnym”
* „Olszyny Ostrowskie”
* „Wrzosowiska Cedyńskie im. inż. Wiesława Czyżewskiego”
* „Słoneczne Wzgórza”
External links
Website of ''Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych Doliny Dolnej Odry''
References
Cedynia
Cedynia (pronounced ; german: Zehden, la, Cedene) is a small historic town in Poland, and the administrative seat of Gmina Cedynia in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is situated close to the Oder river and the border with Ge ...
Parks in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Gryfino County
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