Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park
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| Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park | |
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| Park Krajobrazowy Góry Opawskie | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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  Map of Poland | |
| Location | Opole Voivodeship |
| Nearest city | Prudnik Głuchołazy |
| Coordinates | 50°17′01″N 17°27′12″E / 50.2836°N 17.4533°E |
| Area | 49.03 km² |
| Established | 1988 |
| Website | http://zopk.pl/pl/pk-gory-opawskie/aktualnosci |
Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Gór Opawskich) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in the Opawskie Mountains in south-western Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of 49.03 square kilometres (18.93 sq mi).
The Park lies within Opole Voivodeship: in Nysa County (Gmina Głuchołazy) and Prudnik County (Gmina Prudnik, Gmina Lubrza), between the cities of Prudnik and Głuchołazy.
Within the Landscape Park are four nature reserves.
Flora of the Park
[edit]There are over 500 species of vascular plants in the area of the Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park, most of them are native species.[1]
- Allium ursinum
- Atropa belladonna
- Aruncus dioicus
- Asplenium septentrionale
- Carlina acaulis
- Cephalanthera longifolia
- Corydalis intermedia
- Daphne mezereum
- Digitalis grandiflora
- Digitalis purpurea
- Epipactis albensis
- Lilium martagon
- Lysimachia nemorum
- Orchis mascula
- Orobanche flava
- Ranunculus platanifolius
- Struthiopteris spicant
Fauna of the Park
[edit]There are 163 species of protected animals in the Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park, 154 of which are under strict protection.[2]
Amphibians
[edit]- Alpine newt
- Common frog
- Edible frog
- European fire-bellied toad
- Fire salamander
- Marsh frog
- Pelobates fuscus
- Yellow-bellied toad
Reptiles
[edit]Birds
[edit]- Black stork
- Black woodpecker
- Common kingfisher
- Corn crake
- Eurasian eagle-owl
- Eurasian hoopoe
- European green woodpecker
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Grey-headed woodpecker
- Grey wagtail
- Middle spotted woodpecker
- White stork
- White-throated dipper
Mammals
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gębala M., Zespół Opolskich Parków Krajobrazowych.
- ^ Ochrona przyrody
50°17′01″N 17°27′12″E / 50.283551°N 17.453306°E
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