National Parks of Poland
Name Name origin Seat Location Area ( km² ) Year Symbol
Babia Góra National Park Babia Góra Massif Zawoja 49°35′N 19°32′E / 49.583°N 19.533°E / 49.583 ; 19.533 33.92 1955 ( 1933 ) Laserpitium archangelica Laserpitium archangelica
Białowieża National Park Białowieża ( village ) and Białowieża Forest Białowieża 52°40′N 23°50′E / 52.667°N 23.833°E / 52.667 ; 23.833 105.02 1947 ( 1932 ) Wisent Wisent
Biebrza National Park Biebrza River Osowiec-Twierdza near Goniądz 53°35′N 22°46′E / 53.583°N 22.767°E / 53.583 ; 22.767 592.23 1993 Ruff Ruff
Bieszczady National Park Bieszczady Mountains Ustrzyki Górne 49°06′N 22°40′E / 49.100°N 22.667°E / 49.100 ; 22.667 292.01 1973 Lynx Lynx
Tuchola Forest National Park Tuchola ( town ) and Tuchola Forest Charzykowy near Chojnice 53°36′N 18°00′E / 53.600°N 18.000°E / 53.600 ; 18.000 47.98 1996 Capercaillie Capercaillie
Drawno National Park Drawno ( town ) and Drawa River Drawno 53°07′N 16°15′E / 53.117°N 16.250°E / 53.117 ; 16.250 114.41 1990 Otter Otter
Gorce National Park Gorce Mountains Poręba Wielka 49°34′N 20°10′E / 49.567°N 20.167°E / 49.567 ; 20.167 70.29 1981 Fire salamander Fire salamander
Stołowe Mountains National Park Stołowe Mountains Kudowa-Zdrój 50°28′N 16°20′E / 50.467°N 16.333°E / 50.467 ; 16.333 63.40 1993 Sandstone Sandstone formation
Kampinos National Park Kampinos ( village ) and Kampinos Forest Izabelin near Warsaw 52°19′N 20°28′E / 52.317°N 20.467°E / 52.317 ; 20.467 385.44 1959 Moose Moose
Karkonosze National Park Karkonosze ( Giant Mountains ) Jelenia Góra 50°46′N 15°37′E / 50.767°N 15.617°E / 50.767 ; 15.617 55.76 1959 Mountain Mountain
Magura National Park Magura Wątkowska ( mountain range ) Krempna 49°31′N 21°31′E / 49.517°N 21.517°E / 49.517 ; 21.517 194.39 1995 Buzzard Buzzard
Narew National Park Narew River Kurowo near Kobylin-Borzymy 53°04′N 22°53′E / 53.067°N 22.883°E / 53.067 ; 22.883 68.1 1996 Marsh harrier Marsh harrier
Ojców National Park Ojców ( village ) Ojców 50°13′N 19°50′E / 50.217°N 19.833°E / 50.217 ; 19.833 21.46 1956 Bat Bat
Pieniny National Park Pieniny Mountains Krościenko nad Dunajcem 49°25′N 20°22′E / 49.417°N 20.367°E / 49.417 ; 20.367 23.46 1954 ( 1932 ) Trzy Korony Trzy Korony Mountain and the Dunajec River
Polesie National Park Polesie region Urszulin 51°27′N 23°09′E / 51.450°N 23.150°E / 51.450 ; 23.150 97.62 1990 Crane Crane
Roztocze National Park Roztocze ( range of hills ) Zwierzyniec 50°36′N 23°01′E / 50.600°N 23.017°E / 50.600 ; 23.017 84.83 1974 Konik Konik horse
Słowiński National Park Slovincian tribe Smołdzino near Słupsk 54°40′N 17°13′E / 54.667°N 17.217°E / 54.667 ; 17.217 186 1967 Seagull Seagull
Świętokrzyski National Park Święty Krzyż ( Holy Cross ) Mountain and the Świętokrzyskie Mountains Bodzentyn 50°52′N 20°58′E / 50.867°N 20.967°E / 50.867 ; 20.967 76.26 1950 Deer Deer
Tatra National Park Tatra Mountains Zakopane 49°15′N 19°56′E / 49.250°N 19.933°E / 49.250 ; 19.933 211.64 1954 ( 1947 ) Tatra chamois Tatra chamois
Ujście Warty National Park Confluence of the rivers Warta and Oder Chyrzyno near Kostrzyn nad Odrą 52°35′N 14°42′E / 52.583°N 14.700°E / 52.583 ; 14.700 80.38 2001 Bean goose Bean goose
Main article : Protected areas of Poland Babia GóraBiałowieżaBiebrzaBieszczadyTuchola ForestDrawnoGorceStołowe MountainsKampinosKarkonoszeMaguraNarewOjcówPieninyPolesieRoztoczeSłowińskiŚwiętokrzyskiTatraUjście WartyWielkopolskaWigryWolin Location of national parks in Poland There are 23 national parks in Poland . These were formerly run by the Polish Board of National Parks ( Polish : Krajowy Zarząd Parków Narodowych ) , but in 2004 responsibility for them was transferred to the Ministry of the Environment . Most national parks are divided into strictly and partially protected zones . Additionally , they are usually surrounded by a protective buffer zone called otulina . The area of a national park is divided into different zones using separate methods of conservation . There are strict protection zones , as well as active and landscape-related ones . The areas bordering national parks have been designated as buffer zones . The buffer zone can include protective areas of game animals , in which hunting is not permitted . National parks are available to visit , but only in designated areas , and along specific trails , roads , and paths . National Parks of Poland are funded from the central budget . They are managed by the directors , as an advisory body to the council of the park . On April 30 , 2004 parks were supervised by the National Board of National Parks . From 1 May 2004 , the duties were taken over by the Ministry of the Environment - Department of Forestry , Nature Conservation and Landscape and since January 19 , 2007 by the Independent Department for Natura 2000 Areas and National Parks . After the establishment of GDOŚ and RDOŚ on October 15 , 2008 , the supervision of the parks is exercised by the Conservation Department of the Ministry of the Environment . The Polish national parks have carried out numerous research programs and they play an important role in the ecological education of the society . The national parks can be visited as they provide a well-developed tourism infrastructure . Many of them offer specially prepared trails , educational centres and natural history museums .
There are 23 national parks in Poland. These were formerly run by the Polish Board of National Parks (Polish: Krajowy Zarząd Parków Narodowych), but in 2004 responsibility for them was transferred to the Ministry of the Environment. Most national parks are divided into strictly and partially protected zones. Additionally, they are usually surrounded by a protective buffer zone called otulina. In Poland, as amended by the Nature Conservation Act, 2004, a national park covers an area of outstanding environmental, scientific, social, cultural and educational value, with an area of not less than 1000 ha, which protects the whole of the nature and qualities of the landscape. A national park is created to preserve biodiversity, resources, objects and elements of inanimate nature and landscape values, to restore the proper state of natural resources and components and to reconstruct distorted natural habitats, plants, habitats of animals and habitats of fungi. The area of a national park is divided into different zones using separate methods of conservation. There are strict protection zones, as well as active and landscape-related ones. The areas bordering national parks have been designated as buffer zones. The buffer zone can include protective areas of game animals, in which hunting is not permitted. National parks are available to visit, but only in designated areas, and along specific trails, roads, and paths. National Parks of Poland are funded from the central budget.