Wielkopolska National Park (Polish: Wielkopolski Park Narodowy) is a National Park within the Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) region of west-central Poland, approximately 15 km (9 mi) south of the regional capital, Poznań. Together with the protective zone around it, it includes part of the Poznań Lakeland (Pojezierze Poznańskie) and parts of Poznań’s Warta Gorge (Poznański Przełom Warty).
The Park has its headquarters in the village of Jeziory.
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