Babia Góra National Park
Babia Góra National Park is one of the 23 national parks in Poland, located in the southern part of the country, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, on the border with Slovakia. The Park has its headquarters in the village of Zawoja.
The park covers an area of, of which forests occupy. The park includes the northern and part of the southern side of the Babia Góra massif, of which the main peak is the highest point of the Orava Beskids mountain range at. There is a protected area Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area on the Slovak side of the massif.
The area of Babia Góra was first brought under legal protection in 1933, when the Babia Góra Reserve was created. On October 30, 1954 it was designated a National Park. Since 1976 it has been listed by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve under the Man and the Biosphere programme. The area of the biosphere reserve was extended in 2001.Fauna
- 105 species of birds
- Animals such as deer, lynx, wolves and bears
- Insects, especially beetles, including some that are unique to the area
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