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).

Protected areas of Poland

Smallcaps indicate World Heritage Sites Italics indicate Biosphere reserves

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