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The
Sieraków Landscape Park
The Sieraków Landscape Park
is situated in western Wielkopolska, in the north-western part of the
Poznań voivodeship. It comprises the central and eastern part of a very
interesting tourist region - the Międzychód-Sieraków lake district. Created
in 1991, the Park covers an area of 30,143 ha (with 9,898 ha of woodland,
i.e. 33% of the whole area, and 2,254 ha of water bodies, i.e. 7.5% of
the area). The object of protection is a postglacial landscape with a
relief diversified by morainic hills, dunes, river valleys and finger
lakes. The Park's great attraction are 25 postglacial lakes besides small
bodies of water less than 1 ha in area and lish ponds.
The
Warta river flowing in the northern part of the Park divides it into two
very different regions: the northern part is the dune terrain of the Noteć
Forest, almost completely covered with monoculture pine woodland, and
the southern part is hummocky morainic terrain with lakes in deep former
subglacial tunnel valleys, partly covered with broadleaved forests (among
others beautiful beech and mixed forests). The Miedzychód- Sieraków lake
district is relatively sparsely populated (about 50 persons per km2) and
little urbanized, 
which
explains why so many places hardly spoilt by man's activity have been
pre- served. The areas with the most interesting wildlife have been converted
into natural reserves. There are four of them (Heron Islands, Cegliniec,
Moss Communuties on Mnich Lake and Lutom Lake Beeches) as well as three
nature - landscape complexes (near Ławica and Śrem Lakes, in the neighbourhood
of Ostrowo Lake near Orzeszkowo, as well as Białokosz Lake and the Białokosz
Stream valley). Nearby, to the west of the Sieraków Landescape Park, lies
the Pszczew Landescape Park embracing the western part of the Międzychód-Sieraków
lake district.
In
the recent years some steps have been taken to ensure the region rational
tourist development. The existing routes have been renewed and some new
ones mapped out. Two vantage points have been created: near Grobia at
the Kwilcz-Sieraków road and Łężęczki at the road to Pniewy, and a few
woodland car parks and bivouac sites have been provided with tourist facilites.
The Sieraków Landscape Park is attractive for tourists not only because
of its natural qualities. There are also a few valuable monuments of architecture,
e.g. at Chrzypsko Wielkie, Kwilcz and Sieraków.
The
recreational values of the Park have been made available by creating holiday
camps at Lakes Jaroszewskie (OSIR and TKKF camp) and Lutom (a PKP camp).
Holiday camps of various institution have also been set up at Chrzypsko
Lake in Chrzypsko Wielkie and Łężeczki. Estates of private summer bungalows
have been built at Chrzypsko Małe, Bucharzewo and Prusin.
For further information please contact:
Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych Województwa Wielkopolskiego, al. Niepodległości
16/18, Poznań tel. +48 61 8541867
photos: Ireneusz Linde