Address 34-223 Zawoja, Poland Phone +48 33 877 51 10 | Area 33.92 km² Established 1954 | |
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Location Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland Governing body Ministry of the Environment Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hours Similar Babia Góra, Gorce National Park, Pieniny National Park, Ojców National Park, Polesie National Park Profiles | ||
Babia Góra National Park (Polish: Babiogórski Park Narodowy) 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.
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The park covers an area of 33.92 square kilometres (13.10 sq mi), of which forests occupy 31.98 km2 (12.35 sq mi). The park includes the northern and part of the southern side of the Babia Góra massif, of which the main peak (also known as Diablak) is the highest point of the Orava Beskids mountain range at 1,725 metres (5,659 ft). 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 (MaB) programme. The area of the biosphere reserve was extended in 2001.