Rudno Landscape Park

Rudno Landscape Park (Rudniański Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in southern Poland. The area of the park is 58.139 km², while its buffer zone is 67.13 km².[1] Established in 1981.

Rudno Landscape Park
Rudniański Park Krajobrazowy
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
LocationLesser Poland Voivodeship

The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It takes its name from the village of Rudno.

There are two nature reserves in the park:

  • Rudno Potok Valley – a forest and landscape reserve, established in 2001; it includes a fragment of a well-preserved alder forest and geological sites of the former porphyry quarry.
  • Kajasówka – an inanimate nature reserve, established in 1962; the unique tectonic framework covered with xerothermic vegetation is protected.

The park is part of the Jurassic Landscape Parks Complex.

References
  1. "Rudniański Park Krajobrazowy. [w:] Centralny Rejestr Form Ochrony Przyrody [on-line]. Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska".

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