The site includes four isolated, active spring areas with deposition of calcareous tufa and travertines as well as typical moss flora (Cratoneurion alliance). Another proof of the area's special natural value are numerous plant habitats important for preserving the biodiversity of Europe. The unique value of the Cieszyn Foreland is the geological formation of the area. Gentle hills, which are cut by numerous deep v-shaped valleys, are built of rocks belonging to the strongly undulated Cieszyn nappe (the Cieszyn beds). more »
Zewnetrzne Karpaty Zachodnie (Outer West Carpathians) are located on the area of 16 thousand sq km (around 5% of Polish territory). They border on the Sub-Carpathian... more»
Magurski National Park (Magirslo Parl Narodowy) is located in the South-East of Poland, by the border with Slovakia, on the boundary of two Voivodships - Lesser Poland and Subcarpathian.