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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Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationRamsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1 Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of the Environment 1 Governing Body
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1. Wigry National Park (Wikipedia)
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Wigry National Park (Polish: Wigierski Park Narodowy) is a national park in Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland.
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Wigry National Park (Polish: Wigierski Park Narodowy) is a national park in Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland.
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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.
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)
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