Białowieża Primaeval Forest, known as Belavezhskaya Pushcha (Belarusian: Белавежская пушча) or Belovezhskaya Pushcha (Russian: Беловежская пуща) in Belarus and Puszcza Białowieska in Poland, is an ancient woodland straddling the border between Belarus and Poland, located 70 km (43 mi) north of Brest. It is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest which once spread across the European Plain.
This UNESCO World Heri...
more
Białowieża Primaeval Forest, known as Belavezhskaya Pushcha (Belarusian: Белавежская пушча) or Belovezhskaya Pushcha (Russian: Беловежская пуща) in Belarus and Puszcza Białowieska in Poland, is an ancient woodland straddling the border between Belarus and Poland, located 70 km (43 mi) north of Brest. It is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest which once spread across the European Plain.
This UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve lies in parts of the Brest Voblast (Kamianiec and Pruzhany districts) and Hrodna Voblast (Svislach district) in Belarus, and near the town of Białowieża in the Podlaskie Voivodeship (62 km (39 mi) south-east of Białystok and 190 km (120 mi) north-east of Warsaw) in Poland. On the Polish side it is partly protected as Białowieski Park Narodowy (Białowieża National Park), and occupies over 100 km (39 sq mi). On the Belarusian side the Biosphere Reserve occupies 1,771 km (684 sq mi); the core area covers 157 km ...
less
