Wielkopolski National Park
| Greater Poland National Park | |||
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| Location: | Greater Poland , Poland | ||
| Next city: | Poses | ||
| Surface: | 75.84 km² | ||
| Founding: | 1957 | ||
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The Wielkopolska National Park ( Wielkopolski Park Narodowy in Polish ) is a national park in Poland , which is located in the Wielkopolska Lake District, 15 km south of Poznan .
General
The character of the national park is mainly influenced by the effects of a glacier in the period 70,000-10,000 years ago. Most of the area is formed by a moraine plateau consisting of clay, sand and sedimentary rock. The plateau area is closed by a dammed moraine with the highest point in the park - Mount Osowa (132 m above sea level). The same plateau is cut through by numerous channels hollowed out by the glacier and flowing into several lakes. The most beautiful of them is Lake Goreckie , which has two islands . Another special feature of the park is the large number of boulders . The largest of them, the so-called Lesnikow foundling, is a protected natural monument.
flora
Around 1,100 species of vascular plants were found in the area of the national park, as well as 200 moss plants, 150 species of lichen, 350 species of algae and 400 species of higher fungi. Mainly Euro-Siberian species can be found here. a. the common pine and central European species such as the pedunculate oak , the common beech , the large-flowered foxglove and the white cinquefoil .
fauna
The wildlife of the Wielkopolska National Park is characterized by a great diversity of species. The invertebrates in particular are extremely well represented here (over 3000 insect species ). There is also an extensive selection of spider species in the national park . One of the most interesting species found here is the water spider , which spends its entire life under water. The lakes are populated by numerous perch , bream , tench , pike and eel .
See also
Web links
- Greater Poland National Park site (Polish / English)