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Biebrza National Park

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Biebrza National Park is a national park in Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland, established in 1993 along the Biebrza River. Covering about 592 square kilometers, it is the largest of the national parks of Poland and protects one of the most extensive and least disturbed wetland systems in Europe, a mix of forests, fields, meadows and marshes. It shelters diverse wetland birds and mammals including elk and beaver, and was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance in 1995.

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1993 2
Area (sq km)
592.23 2
Governing Body
Ministry of the Environment 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 1
Sources
1. Biebrza National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Biebrza National Park (Polish: Biebrzański Park Narodowy) is a national park in Podlaskie Voivodeship, northeastern Poland, along the Biebrza River.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Ministry of the Environment
  • entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
    It shelters diverse wetland birds and mammals including elk and beaver, and was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance in 1995.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Ministry of the Environment
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2. Wikidata: Biebrza National Park
  • Wikidata Q609383, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q609383 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q609383 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Poland, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Poland
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Poland, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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