Bieszczady National Park lies in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in the extreme southeastern corner of Poland. Established in 1973 at an original area of under 60 square kilometers and enlarged several times since to about 292 square kilometers, it is the third largest national park in Poland and protects the highest part of the Polish Bieszczady Mountains, including Tarnica, the range highest peak at 1,346 meters. The park became part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of the Environment 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Sources
1. Bieszczady National Park (Wikipedia)
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Bieszczady National Park ([bʲɛˈʂt͡ʂadɨ]; Polish: Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy) is the third-largest national park in Poland, located in Subcarpathian Voivodeship in the extreme southeast corner of the country.
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Ministry of the Environment
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In 2021, the national park became a UNESCO World Heritage Site (as an extension to the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe).
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Bieszczady National Park
- Wikidata Q613888, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q613888 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q613888 P571 inception
- Part Of: Poland, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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