Narew National Park

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Narew National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location:	Podlasie Voivodship, Poland
Area:	73,5 km²
Established:	1996
Governing body:	Ministry of the Environment

Narew National Park (Polish: Narwiański Park Narodowy) is a national park in Podlasie Voivodship, northeastern Poland. It lies by the Narew River. The total area of the Park is 73.5 square kilometres, of which the state owns only 20.57 km². Narew National Park was created in 1996.

The park covers the Upper Narew Valley, a swampy area between the towns of Suraz and Rzedziany. Around 90% of Park’s area are either swamps or waters with Narew as the main river but also numerous smaller rivers, such as Liza, Szeroka Struga, Awissa, Kurowka, Kowalowka, Turosnianka and Czaplinianka.

Park’s landscape is predominantly made up by many varieties of rushes, there are also meadows and forests. The Narew Valley is a haven for birds - there are 179 species of them, including those unique for the area. Mammals are represented by around 40 species, among them some elk and otter as well as numerous beavers - around 260 of them. Park’s waters are full of fish - 22 species as well as amphibians.

Cultural attractions of the Park are mostly represented by buildings such as numerous traditional village huts, ancient crosses by the roads and windmills. One of Park’s attractions is private archaeological museum, owned by Wladysaw Litwinczuk. Park also owns an antique manor house at Kurow, located on the outskirts of the valley.

Management address: Kurowo 10 18-204 Kobylin Borzymy POLAND