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Białowieża Forest is a large forest complex on the border between Poland and Belarus. It is one of the last and the largest remaining part of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain .
The Białowieża Forest contains the last remnants of old-growth forests in the North European Plain. The forest is predominantly composed of deciduous and mixed forests. A notable trend observed in the Białowieża National Park is the decline of Scots pine in favor of deciduous species.
The park's formal beginning was the Forest Reserve inspectorate (Polish: Rezerwat) established in 1921. The inspectorate was transformed into the National Park in Białowieża on 11 August 1932 by the Second Polish Republic. After World War II, the forest was divided between the People's Republic of Poland and the Belarusian SSR of the Soviet ...
Białowieża [bʲawɔˈvʲɛʐa] is a village in Poland's Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the middle of the Białowieża Forest, to which it gave its name. The village is some 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Hajnówka and 66 km (41 mi) southeast of the province capital, Białystok .
Białowieża Forest is a large forest complex, including extensive old-growth forests, on the border between Poland and Belarus. It is an example of the Central European mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion, and a range of associated non-forest habitats, including wet meadows, river valleys, and other wetlands.
A major part of the river flows through the Białowieża Forest. The Narewka River is the main watercourse of the Polish part of the Białowieża Forest. The river is 61.1 km long, including 21.7 kilometers in the Republic of Belarus. Catchment (basin) covers an area Narewka 710.7 km 2, of which the Polish border is 491.32 km.
Pages in category "Białowieża Forest" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Białowieża Forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The vast forests (Białowieża, Augustów, Knyszyń, Kurpiowska), some of which are the only ones in Europe to have retained their original character, contain a unique wealth of flora and fauna. The vegetation of the region is extremely diverse, which contributes to the richness of the ...