Masurian Landscape Park
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Masurian Landscape Park Mazurski Park Krajobrazowy |
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IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
Location | Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship |
Area | 536.55 km² |
Established | 1977 |
Masurian Landscape Park (Mazurski Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in northern Poland, established in 1977, covering an area of 536.55 square kilometres (207.16 sq mi) in the Masurian Lake District.
The Park lies within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship: in Mrągowo County (Gmina Mikołajki, Gmina Mrągowo, Gmina Piecki), Pisz County (Gmina Pisz, Gmina Orzysz, Gmina Ruciane-Nida) and Szczytno County (Gmina Świętajno).
Within the Landscape Park are 11 nature reserves, including that of Łuknajno Lake, a Ramsar site also designated by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve.
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