Babia Góra National Park
Babiogórski Park Narodowy
Babia Góra Mountain
Park logo with Apiaceae (Laserpitium archangelica)
LocationLesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Area33.92 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Established1954
Governing bodyMinistry of the Environment

Babia Góra National Park (Polish: Babiogórski Park Narodowy) is one of the 23 national parks in Poland, located in the southern part of the country, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, on the border with Slovakia. Its headquarters are located in Zawoja. A Nature Reserve which roughly covered the area of the modern-day national park was created in 1933,[1] with the actual park established on October 30, 1954.[2] Since 1976, it has been designated by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve.[3]

The park covers an area of 33.92 square kilometres (13.10 sq mi), with around 85% of it covered by forests.[4] The park includes the northern and part of the southern side of the Babia Góra massif. The main peak of the massif (known as Diablak) is also the highest point of the Orava Beskids mountain range at 1,725 metres (5,659 ft). The Slovak side of the massive mostly consists of the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area.[5]

Fauna

References

  1. ↑ Łajczak, Adam (2016). "An outline history of economic activity on Mt. Babia Góra and the surrounding area (Western Carpathians)". Przegląd Geograficzny. 88 (1): 5–30. doi:10.7163/PrzG.2016.1.1.
  2. ↑ "BgPn English". Archived from the original on 2023-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Babia Gora Biosphere Reserve, Poland". UNESCO. 2019-04-24. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  4. ↑ "Conservation >> Forests". Babia Góra National Park.
  5. ↑ "Protected landscape area Horná Orava". Slovakia.travel. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22.
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