Pieniny National Park, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship on the border with Slovakia, is the oldest national park in Poland, established in 1932. It covers about 23 square kilometers around the heart of the Pieniny mountain range, with roughly a third of the park strictly protected, and is administered from Kroscienko nad Dunajcem near the town of Szczawnica. A separate Pieniny National Park lies across the border in Slovakia.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of the Environment 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Sources
1. Pieniny National Park (Poland) (Wikipedia)
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1932
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Pieniny National Park (Polish: Pieniński Park Narodowy) is a protected area located in the heart of the Pieniny Mountains in the southernmost part of Poland.
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Pieniny National Park (Polish: Pieniński Park Narodowy) is a protected area located in the heart of the Pieniny Mountains in the southernmost part of Poland.
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Ministry of the Environment
Part Of: Poland, Lead paragraph
located in the heart of the Pieniny Mountains in the southernmost part of Poland.
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Poland; continent follows from the atlas record for Poland
located in the heart of the Pieniny Mountains in the southernmost part of Poland
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