Wolin National Park

Wolin National Park (Polish Woliński Park Narodowy ) is a national park in Poland, which is situated on the Oder estuary in the north-western part of Poland, near the German -Polish border. The eponymous island of Wolin on which the National Park is located, is Poland's largest island. Founded in 1960, the park in 1996 has been extended to the islands in Swinedelta. Furthermore, parts of the Baltic Sea ( beach and sea areas ) east of the city Międzyzdroje ( Misdroy ) have been added.

Generally

Through the National Park of extremely valuable, northwestern part of the island of Wolin is protected. Since the park area includes a part of the Pomeranian Bay and Szczecin Lagoon, is at the Wolin National Park is the first marine park in Poland. The landscape of the national park is extremely varied. The characteristic element is one, about 15 km and expanding to 95 m high cliff. The cliff shifts due to storms, wind and solar annually by about 80 cm. Dominant for the appearance of the National Park are also its waters. In the northern part, these are the water landscapes of the Baltic Sea and in the west of the delta of the Swina. The delta of Swina is an ensemble of 44 marshy islands and islets, which are separated by channels of different current directions and different water level and are temporarily flooded and reshaped.

Geologically, this area has been shaped by wind and waves through before - and post-glacial processes, and after about 12,000 years ago.

Flora

The Wolin Island is home to over 1300 species of vascular plants. Include a number of rare and protected species. From the forest communities especially the beech forests are well preserved, their structure is very similar to the former, domiciled here jungles. The book clubs the best preserved are located in two strictly protected areas in the southern part of the park and in two areas of the northern part. Here also, an Orchid Buchwald be visited. Characteristic of the Wolin National Park are also various dune plants. On the salty sheets of Swina several halophilic plants grow.

Fauna

The fauna is very diverse and has a lot of rare species. Firstly, this is because the Hauptzugroute many birds via the island of Wolin. Therefore, the occurrence was detected from more than 230 species of birds (including: Eagle - emblem of the National Park, Aquatic Warbler, Alpine beach runners, red-breasted flycatcher ). Secondly, the National Park plays an essential role in protecting the habitats of marsh birds here especially during migration periods in spring and autumn food and rest. The Swina the Delta region was declared a sanctuary of European importance for birds. As a special attraction of the National Park has achieved even bison.

Memorial stones

On the coffee mountain is a memorial stone from 1892, reminiscent of the 21 Assembly German foresters. The memorial was originally erected in 1892 on the Gosanberg and plunged in the 1930s during the demolition of the cliff coast in the Baltic Sea, he was rescued in 1991 by Polish fishermen and got here in 1992 at a meeting of the Polish forestry company its new location. Also on the coffee mountain are a memorial stone in 1992 for the Congress of the Polish forestry company and a 2006 be imputed stone with explanatory panels.