Wigry National Park, in the Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland near Suwalki, was established on 1 January 1989 and covers about 151 square kilometers of the Masurian Lake District and the Augustow Primeval Forest. It contains 42 lakes, the largest being Lake Wigry after which it is named, and is a Ramsar wetland site supporting more than 1,700 recorded animal species, including a large Eurasian beaver population.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of the Environment 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationRamsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Sources
1. Wigry National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia infobox, governing_body field
Ministry of the Environment
entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
It contains 42 lakes, the largest being Lake Wigry after which it is named, and is a Ramsar wetland site supporting more than 1,700 recorded animal species, including a large Eurasian beaver population.
Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
Ministry of the Environment
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Wigry National Park
- Wikidata Q620407, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q620407 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q620407 P571 inception
- Part Of: Poland, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Poland
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