Basic information
Country
Poland
Park’s location
It is located in the far south east of Poland, at the country borders of Slovak Republic and Ukraine in the Carpathians..
Area (ha)
29 200 ha
Wilderness zone
18 425 ha - 63,1 % (of the total area)
Number of visitors per year
250 000
Office location
38-714, Ustrzyki Górne
Tel
+48 13461 0650 or +48 13461 0610
Email
oie@oie.bdpn.pl
Website
http://www.mos.gov.pl/kzpn/ind_gb.htm
or Polish language websites: http://www.oie.bdpn.pl and http://www.bdpn.info
Short history
The population in the Bieszczady Mountains was once so dense it could be called over-populated. World War I and II emptied the mountains of its human inhabitants.
Eventually people began to return to Bieszczady. Still, the human influence on nature is low. The first people to return to the Bieszczady Mountains were foresters, wilderness tourists were first allowed to visit the area in the 1950s.
Bieszczady National Park was established in 1973 with an area of 59,55 sq. km. It protected then only a few patches of the most valuable areas - fragments of mountain meadows and surrounding forest. The park was enlarged four times (1989, 1991, 1996, 1999).
PAN Parks Certification
2002
Certification according to Principles 1-3
2003
Monitoring of the park (Principles 1-3) - see Monitoring summary P 1-3.
2004
Pre-verification assessment (Principles 4-5) in 2004 - see Progress Report.
Monitoring of the park (Principles 1-3) - see Monitoring summary P 1-3.
2005
Certification according to Principles 4-5
- see Verification summary P 4-5
Monitoring of the park (Principles 1-3)
- see Monitoring summary P 1-3
Certification of local partners
- see local partners' page
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