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View from Polonina Carynska.
The Bieszczadzki National Park was established on August 4, 1973. Over the past few years, the Park has been enlarged significantly and now totals at 27,064 ha with forests covering most of its area (64%). The Park includes parts of the Bieszczady Mountains, which are the westernmost part of the Eastern Beskidy Mountains Range. The Park is located in the southeastern tip of Poland. Since 1992, the Park has been included on the list of the World Biosphere Reserves.
The Park protects the highest portions of the Western Bieszczady Mountains, including Mount Tarnica, which rises to a height of 1,346 m above sea level, as well as the Polonina Carynska and Wielka Rawka, with their surrounding forests. Just above the lower mountain forests, which are made up of beech and fir trees, the Bieszczady Mountains enclose a floor of mountainous pastureland known as poloniny. Here the treeless summits, surrounded by the green forests, create a specific and completely unique aura. This area is practically unaltered by man. Countless people are drawn here each year in search of silence, clean air and crystal clear water. The serene nature of the Bieszczady Mountains is exceptionally gracious for those who enjoy photography and the park itself is famous for its wonderful mountain vistas.

source: http://www.staff.amu.edu.pl