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The Best Attractions In Podlaskie Province

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This is an article about a present administrative unit of Poland. For historical units, see History of Podlaskie Voivodeship. Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and Marijampolė to the northeast, and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the north. The capital of Podlasie Province is Białystok. The province was created on 1 January 1999, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopt...
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The Best Attractions In Podlaskie Province

  • 3. European Bison Reservation Bialowieza
    The UNESCO has designated 77 World Heritage sites in nine countries of Eastern Europe; defined here to mean the former Eastern Bloc countries not including the Baltic Countries or former Yugoslavia and Albania or the parts of Germany that once comprised East Germany : Russia, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria. Only the European part of Russia is included here; the Asian part is included in Central Asia. Although they have territory in Eastern Europe, the uniquely positioned Caucasian countries of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan are not included here but in Western Asia, and Kazakhstan is included in Central Asia.Russia is home to the most inscribed sites with 17 sites, two of which are transborder properties. Seven sites are shared ...
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  • 5. Augustow Canal Augustow
    Augustów , formerly known in English as Augustovo or Augustowo, is a city in north-eastern Poland with 30,802 inhabitants . It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , having previously been in Suwałki Voivodeship . It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów. In 1970, Augustów became officially recognized as a health and relaxation resort. In 1973, surrounding settlements were named a part of it, forming a popular resort town.
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  • 6. Kruszyniany Mosque Krynki
    Kruszyniany [kruʂɨˈɲanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.The village has a population of 160. In the past, it was primarily a Lipka Tatar settlement. Up until this day, the Tatars still remain as the only minority in the village. The Tatars are Sunni Muslims. Sites of interest in the village include a wooden mosque from the 18th century , a Muslim cemetery and an Eastern Orthodox cemetery with an Orthodox church. The village was named one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments , as designated November 20, 2012. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
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  • 8. Tykocin Castle Tykocin
    Tykocin [tɨˈkɔt͡ɕin] Yiddish: טיקטין‎, Tiktin) is a small town in north-eastern Poland, with 2,010 inhabitants , located on the Narew river. Tykocin has been situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it belonged to Białystok Voivodeship . It is one of the oldest settlements in the region.
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  • 10. Wigry National Park Suwalki
    Wigry National Park is a National Park in Podlaskie Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland. It covers parts of the Masurian Lake District and Augustów Primeval Forest . It is named after lake Wigry, the largest of the Park's many lakes. It is also classed as a Ramsar wetland site, one of 13 such sites in Poland. The Park was created on January 1, 1989, on an area of 149.56 km2. Today it is slightly larger at 150.86 km2 , of which 94.64 km2 is forest, 29.08 km2 is waters and 27.14 km2 other types of land, mostly agricultural. Strictly protected zones account for 6.23 km2, including 2.83 km2 of woods. The Park has its headquarters in the town of Suwałki. The Park’s landscape was to a large extent shaped by a glacier which covered this region around 12,000 years ago. The glacier, while slowl...
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  • 13. Museum of Agriculture Ciechanowiec
    The Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland may inscribe a Polish museum into the National Register of Museums in order to confirm the high level of its cultural activity and the importance of its collection. Only those museums that meet the required criteria – including importance of the museum's collection, a team of well qualified employees, an adequate building, and a permanent source of financing – may be entered into the register. Such museums are known as registered museums . A registered museum that no longer meets the criteria may be removed from the register.Registered museums enjoy certain privileges that other museums in Poland do not. A registered museum has the right of pre-emption for artefacts offered for sale by antique traders and at auctions. Directors of...
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  • 15. Biebrza National Park Goniadz
    Biebrza National Park is a national park in Podlaskie Voivodeship, northeastern Poland, situated along the Biebrza River. The largest of Poland’s 23 National Parks, the Biebrza National Park was created on September 9, 1993. Its total area is 592.23 km2 , of which forests cover 155.47 km², fields and meadows covering 181.82 km² and marshes with an area of 254.94 km².
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