Dolina Szklarki ( Polish: Rezerwat przyrody Dolina Szklarki ) is the name of a forest reserve in Poland , which is located in the administrative borders of the village of Szklary of the rural commune of Ezmanovice-Przegin of the Cracow County of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship .
| Szklarki Valley | |
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| polish Rezerwat przyrody dolina szklarki | |
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| Square | 46.69 ha |
| Established | 1989 year |
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The reserve is located on the eastern slope in the middle of the Szklarka Valley, from which it received its name. The Szklarka Valley is located on the Krakow-Czestochowa Upland and is part of the Dolinki-Krakowsk landscape park. The Shklyarka River flows on the territory of the reserve and there are numerous calcareous rocks protruding from the ground.
The reserve was founded on March 3, 1989 by a decree of the Minister of Environmental Protection [1] [2] . It covers an area of 46.69 hectares. The purpose of the reserve is to preserve and protect the relict forest area Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum growing on the rocky slopes of the valley, belonging to the group Fagion sylvaticae. Beech , hornbeam with a high proportion of hazel , hawthorn , dogwood and various herbs related to thermophilic grass cover grow in the reserve. In the reserve there are curly lily , common centipede , young spherical beetle , Aruncus dioicus, small periwinkle , European hoof , noble liverwort , tall primrose , fragrant bedstraw , oak anemone and Moldavian wrestler .
Since 2001, the reserve has been included in the European Natura 2000 program. Hiking and cycling trails pass through the reserve.
Notes
- ↑ MP Nr 9, poz. 77, § 2 of March 3, 1989
- ↑ Rejestr rezerwatów przyrody województwa małopolskiego
Literature
- Jerzy Kondracki: Geografia regionalna Polski. Warszawa: Wyd. Naukowe PWN, 2001. ISBN 83-01-13050-4 .
Links
- Information (Polish) (inaccessible link) . Archived February 10, 2015.