Pieninski

Pieniński Park Narodowy

Area: 2.346 ha Protected: 1932 Established: 1954

Pieniny National Park

The park encompasses the central portion of the Pieniny Range with its highest Mount Trzy Korony (982 m. above sea level) and the breath-taking Dunajec river gorge. Particularly diversified landscape is the most characteristic feature of this range. During the traditional raft runs down the Dunajec River, tourists may admire the picturesque crags and peaks, steep rocky walls and several hundred metre precipices dropping down to the river. Lush flora abounds in a number of endemic and relict species of plants. Exceptionally rich plant cover and an especially interesting insect population - of butterflies in particular - are a distinctive feature of the meadows nestled on the forest glades and the rocky slopes.