Lesser Poland Voivodeship - Protected Areas

Protected Areas

Protected areas in Lesser Poland Voivodeship include six National Parks and 11 Landscape Parks. These are listed below.

  • Babia Góra National Park (a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve)
  • Gorce National Park
  • Magura National Park (partly in Subcarpathian Voivodeship)
  • Ojców National Park
  • Pieniny National Park
  • Tatra National Park (part of a UNESCO biosphere reserve shared with Slovakia)
  • Bielany-Tyniec Landscape Park
  • Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park
  • Dłubnia Landscape Park
  • Eagle Nests Landscape Park (partly in Silesian Voivodeship)
  • Kraków Valleys Landscape Park
  • Little Beskids Landscape Park (partly in Silesian Voivodeship)
  • Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park (partly in Subcarpathian Voivodeship)
  • Poprad Landscape Park
  • Rudno Landscape Park
  • Tenczynek Landscape Park
  • Wiśnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park

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