Muskau Bend Landscape Park

Muskau Bend Landscape Park
Park Krajobrazowy Łuk Mużakowa
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location Lubusz Voivodeship
Coordinates 51°45′N 14°46′E / 51.750°N 14.767°E / 51.750; 14.767Coordinates: 51°45′N 14°46′E / 51.750°N 14.767°E / 51.750; 14.767
Area 182.00 km²
Established 2001

Muskau Bend Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Łuk Mużakowa) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in western Poland, established in 2001, covering an area of 182.00 square kilometres (70.27 sq mi). It takes its name from a bend in the Lusatian Neisse river (which marks the Polish-German border) in the vicinity of the German town of Bad Muskau (facing the Polish town of Łęknica).

The Park lies within Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żary County (Łęknica, Gmina Brody, Gmina Przewóz, Gmina Trzebiel, Gmina Tuplice).


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