Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park
Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park | |
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Park Krajobrazowy Góry Opawskie | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Map of Poland | |
Location | Opole Voivodeship |
Nearest city | Prudnik Głuchołazy |
Coordinates | 50°17′01″N 17°27′12″E / 50.2836°N 17.4533°E |
Area | 49.03 km² |
Established | 1988 |
Website | http://zopk.pl/pl/pk-gory-opawskie/aktualnosci |
Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Gór Opawskich) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in the Opawskie Mountains in south-western Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of 49.03 square kilometres (18.93 sq mi).
The Park lies within Opole Voivodeship: in Nysa County (Gmina Głuchołazy) and Prudnik County (Gmina Prudnik, Gmina Lubrza), between the cities of Prudnik and Głuchołazy.
Within the Landscape Park are four nature reserves.
Flora of the Park[]
There are over 500 species of vascular plants in the area of the Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park, most of them are native species.[1]
Fauna of the Park[]
There are 163 species of protected animals in the Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park, 154 of which are under strict protection.[2]
Amphibians[]
- Alpine newt
- Common frog
- Edible frog
- European fire-bellied toad
- Fire salamander
- Marsh frog
- Pelobates fuscus
- Yellow-bellied toad
Reptiles[]
- Anguis fragilis
- Grass snake
- Sand lizard
- Smooth snake
- Vipera berus
Birds[]
- Black stork
- Black woodpecker
- Common kingfisher
- Corn crake
- Eurasian eagle-owl
- Eurasian hoopoe
- European green woodpecker
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Grey-headed woodpecker
- Grey wagtail
- Middle spotted woodpecker
- White stork
- White-throated dipper
Mammals[]
References[]
- ^ Gębala M., Zespół Opolskich Parków Krajobrazowych.
- ^ Ochrona przyrody
Coordinates: 50°17′01″N 17°27′12″E / 50.283551°N 17.453306°E
- IUCN Category V
- Landscape parks in Poland
- Parks in Opole Voivodeship
- Opole geography stubs
- Polish protected area stubs