| Swiety Krzyz National Park |
 Swiety Krzyz National Park- more information here.The Park, located in central Poland (Swietokrzyskie region) covers the highest ranges of Swietokrzyskie mountains: Lysogory with its highest peaks Mt Lysica (612 m) and Mt Lysa Gora (595 m.). ¦wiêtokrzyskie mountains, the oldest in Poland and Europe, were formed throughout Caledonian uplift, 520-400 million years ago and owe their present form to Herzinian mountain building movements of 300 million years ago. Most interesting species in the Park include Siberian iris, globe flower, ostrich fern and common buckler fern. 674 trees in the Park have the status of monuments of nature. The most stable habitat are boulder fields with their unique animal and plant life. Scientists presume that communities of lower plants such as lichens, mosses and liverworts may have retained their primeval character at boulder fields. |