Insko Landscape Park
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Ińsko Landscape Park is a protected area
(Landscape Park
) in north-western Poland
, established in 1981, covering an area of 177.6 square kilometres (68.6 sq mi).
The Park lies within West Pomeranian Voivodeship
: in Łobez County (Gmina Węgorzyno
) and Stargard County
(Gmina Chociwel
, Gmina Dobrzany
, Gmina Ińsko
).
Within the Landscape Park are three nature reserve
s.
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
(Landscape Park
Landscape Park (Poland)
A Landscape Park is the name given in Poland to a type of protected area, of lower status than a National Park and with less stringent restrictions on development and economic use....
) in north-western Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, established in 1981, covering an area of 177.6 square kilometres (68.6 sq mi).
The Park lies within West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
: in Łobez County (Gmina Węgorzyno
Gmina Wegorzyno
Gmina Węgorzyno is an urban-rural gmina in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Węgorzyno, which lies approximately south of Łobez and east of the regional capital Szczecin....
) and Stargard County
Stargard County
Stargard County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Stargard...
(Gmina Chociwel
Gmina Chociwel
Gmina Chociwel is an urban-rural gmina in Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Chociwel, which lies approximately north-east of Stargard Szczeciński and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...
, Gmina Dobrzany
Gmina Dobrzany
Gmina Dobrzany is an urban-rural gmina in Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dobrzany, which lies approximately east of Stargard Szczeciński and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...
, Gmina Ińsko
Gmina Insko
Gmina Ińsko is an urban-rural gmina in Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Ińsko, which lies approximately east of Stargard Szczeciński and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
).
Within the Landscape Park are three nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
s.