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Pieniny National Park (Poland)

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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.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1932 1
Area (sq km)
23.46 1
Governing Body
Ministry of the Environment 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 1
Sources
1. Pieniny National Park (Poland) (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox, area_km2 (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Infobox: established
    1932
  • Lead
    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.
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    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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