List of National Parks of Poland
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There are currently 23 National Parks in Poland. These were formerly run by the Polish Board of National Parks (Krajowy Zarząd Parków Narodowych), but in 2004 responsibility for them was transferred to the the Ministry of the Environment. Most National Parks are divided into "strictly" and "partially" protected zones; there is also often a designated protective or buffer zone (otulina) adjoining them.
| English name | Polish name | Founded | Area (km²) |
Region | UNESCO status |
| Babia Góra National Park | Babiogórski Park Narodowy | 1954 | 33.92 | Lesser Poland (Slovak border) | biosphere reserve |
| Białowieża National Park | Białowieski Park Narodowy | 1932 | 105.02 | Podlachia (Belarusian border) | World Heritage Site, biosphere reserve |
| Biebrza National Park | Biebrzański Park Narodowy | 1993 | 592.23 | Podlachia (north-east) | |
| Bieszczady National Park | Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy | 1973 | 292.02 | Subcarpathian (south-west) | biosphere reserve |
| Drawno National Park | Drawieński Park Narodowy | 1990 | 113.42 | north-west Poland | |
| Gorce National Park | Gorczański Park Narodowy | 1981 | 70.30 | Lesser Poland (south) | |
| Kampinos National Park | Kampinoski Park Narodowy | 1959 | 385.44 | Masovia (near Warsaw) | biosphere reserve |
| Karkonosze National Park | Karkonoski Park Narodowy | 1959 | 55.75 | Lower Silesia (Czech border) | biosphere reserve |
| Magura National Park | Magurski Park Narodowy | 1995 | 194.39 | Lesser Poland (south) | |
| Narew National Park | Narwiański Park Narodowy | 1996 | 73.50 | Podlachia (north-east) | |
| Ojców National Park | Ojcowski Park Narodowy | 1956 | 21.46 | Lesser Poland (near Kraków) | |
| Pieniny National Park | Pieniński Park Narodowy | 1932 | 23.46 | Lesser Poland (south) | |
| Polesie National Park | Poleski Park Narodowy | 1990 | 97.62 | Lublin (east) | biosphere reserve |
| Roztocze National Park | Roztoczański Park Narodowy | 1974 | 84.82 | Lublin (east) | |
| Słowiński National Park | Słowiński Park Narodowy | 1967 | 186.18 | Pomerania (Baltic coast) | biosphere reserve |
| Świętokrzyski National Park | Świętokrzyski Park Narodowy | 1950 | 76.26 | Świętokrzyskie (central) | |
| Table Mountains National Park | Park Narodowy Gór Stołowych | 1993 | 63.40 | Lower Silesia (south-west) | |
| Tatra National Park | Tatrzański Park Narodowy | 1954 | 211.64 | Lesser Poland (Slovak border) | biosphere reserve |
| Tuchola Forest National Park | Park Narodowy Bory Tucholskie | 1996 | 46.13 | Pomerania (north) | |
| Ujście Warty National Park | Park Narodowy Ujście Warty | 2001 | 80.38 | Lubusz (German border) | |
| Wielkopolska National Park | Wielkopolski Park Narodowy | 1957 | 75.84 | Greater Poland (near Poznań) | |
| Wigry National Park | Wigierski Park Narodowy | 1989 | 150.86 | Podlachia (north-east) | |
| Wolin National Park | Woliński Park Narodowy | 1960 | 109.37 | West Pomerania (Baltic coast) |
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