| Drawno National Park Drawieński Park Narodowy |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location | North-west Poland |
| Area | 113. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland 42 km² |
| Established | 1990 |
| Governing body | Ministry of the Environment |
Drawno National Park (Polish: Drawieński Park Narodowy) is located in north-western Poland, on the border of Greater Poland, Lubusz and West Pomeranian Voivodeships. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Greater Poland Voivodeship (also known as Wielkopolska Province or by its Polish name of województwo wielkopolskie or simply Wielkopolskie) is a Lubusz Voivodeship (also known as Lubusz Province or by its Polish name of województwo lubuskie or simply Lubuskie) is a voivodeship (province West Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known by its Polish name of województwo zachodniopomorskie or simply Zachodniopomorskie) is a voivodeship The Park is a part of the huge Drawska Forest (Puszcza Drawska), which lies on the vast Drawska Plain. It was created in 1990 and initially covered 86. 91 km². Later, it was enlarged to 113. 42 square kilometres (43. 79 sq mi) of which forests account for 96. 14 km² (3. 68 km² is designated as a strictly protected area), and water bodies cover 9. 37 km².
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Geology
Although the park is located on Drawsk Plain, it does not necessarily mean that it is flat. There are picturesque and deep valleys of the Drawa and Plociczna rivers as well as numerous water channels, lakes and peat-bogs. Drawa is a River in north-western Poland, a tributary of the Notec river (near Krzyz Wielkopolski) with a length of 186 kilometres (20th longest In some places the height can vary by 30 meters within 500 meters. This is quite remarkable for a plain. The highest hill (106 m) is located near the Martew lake, in northern part of the Park. The soil in the park is of poor quality and it mainly consists of sand.
Protection needs
One of main reasons for the creation of the park was the need for to protect valuable areas along the Drawa and Plocziczna rivers. Drawa is a River in north-western Poland, a tributary of the Notec river (near Krzyz Wielkopolski) with a length of 186 kilometres (20th longest The Drawa creates interesting valleys and hollows and 40 km of the river is within the borders of the park. In Geology, a valley (also called a vale, dale, glen or strath and near or in Appalachia, a draw) is The river flows at a quite fast pace, which makes it similar to rivers located in mountains. The Drawa kayaking trail is one of the most picturesque in Poland. Lakes include the meromictic lake Czarne (3. A meromictic Lake has layers of water which do not intermix In ordinary " Holomictic " lakes at least once each year there is a physical mixing of the surface 7 km²).
Flora
There are several interesting species of flora in Drawski National Park, a mong them 210 species of mushrooms, and oaks up to 400 years old. A mushroom is the fleshy Spore -bearing Fruiting body of a Fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin The oldest trees are strictly protected in the Radecin Preserve. Trees exceeding 81 years old cover 40% of the forested area of the park.
Fauna
Animal life is very rich. There are 129 species of birds, 40 species of mammals, 7 species of reptiles and 13 species of amphibians. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Prehistoric amphibian Amphibians (class Amphibia such as Frogs Toads Salamanders Newts Gymnophiona, Sirens and The good quality of water in the lakes and rivers enables various species of fish to flourish.
The area of the Park was regarded as unfit for human settlement in the past when it was located on the border between Poland and Western Pomerania (later Prussia) and only since the 17th century have its forests been settled by humans. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar
The park is crossed by four attractive tourist trails, for both walking and kayaking. There are campsites and - within some distance - hotels. The number of visiting tourists increases year by year.
The park has its headquarters in the town of Drawno, in Choszczno County. Drawno (Neuwedell is a town in Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2425 inhabitants (2004 Choszczno County (powiat choszczeński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland
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