Slowinski National Park. Poland. Summer.

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Słowiński National Park

Gdańsk & Pomerania


This 186-sq-km park takes up the 33km stretch of coast between Łeba and the tourist fishing village of Rowy, complete with two large lakes, Łebsko and Gardno, and their surrounding belts of peat bog, meadows and woods. It’s named after Slav tribe the Slovincians (Słowińcy), a western branch of the Kashubians whose descendants inhabited this part of the coast right up until the 19th century. In 1977 the park was placed on Unesco’s list of World Biosphere Reserves.


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1. Kluki Skansen

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Set on the southwestern shore of Lake Łebsko, the tiny isolated hamlet of Kluki was the last holdout of Slovincian culture, now showcased in the centrally…

2. Lake Łebsko

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About 16km long and 71 sq km in area, Lake Łebsko is the biggest in Pomerania and the third largest in Poland, after Śniardwy and Mamry in Masuria. It’s…

3. Natural History Museum

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West of Kluki, outside the park’s boundaries, Smołdzino boasts a fine Natural History Museum, which features collections of flora and fauna from the park…

4. Smołdzino

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West of Kluki, outside the park boundaries, is the village of Smołdzino, with a fine Natural History Museum that features flora and fauna from the park’s…

5. Shifting Dunes

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The most unusual feature of the national park is the shifting dunes (wydmy ruchome), which create a genuine desert landscape. They’re on the sandbar…

6. Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art

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