There are 4 national parks: the Biebrza, Białowieża, Wigry and Narew National Parks. More protected area than in any other Polish region.
The Białowieża Forest is the only surviving primeval forest in Europe. Every third Polish elk lives in the Biebrza National Park.
The Suwałki Landscape park, located in the northern part of the region, was the first to be established in Poland. It covers the area of post-glacial landforms and features Poland's deepest lake – Hańcza (106 m).
The European bison is a symbol of Podlaskie. Over a half of Poland's whole population of these animals live in the region.
Podlaskie is the most ethnically and culturally diverse of all Polish regions. Besides the Catholic majority, here lives the largest Orthodox population in Poland. Poland's oldest mosque is located in the village of Kruszyniany – home of a thriving community of Polish Tatars.
Podlaskie's customs, art, architecture and cuisine are full of vivid traces of the region's multicultural past. The vibrant Lithuanian and Belarusian minorities, as well as rich Jewish heritage, create the remarkable cultural wealth of the borderland.
There are 4 national parks: the Biebrza, Białowieża, Wigry and Narew National Parks. More protected area than in any other Polish region.
The Białowieża Forest is the only surviving primeval forest in Europe. Every third Polish elk lives in the Biebrza National Park.
The Suwałki Landscape park, located in the northern part of the region, was the first to be established in Poland. It covers the area of post-glacial landforms and features Poland's deepest lake – Hańcza (106 m).
The European bison is a symbol of Podlaskie. Over a half of Poland's whole population of these animals live in the region.
Podlaskie is the most ethnically and culturally diverse of all Polish regions. Besides the Catholic majority, here lives the largest Orthodox population in Poland. Poland's oldest mosque is located in the village of Kruszyniany – home of a thriving community of Polish Tatars.
Podlaskie's customs, art, architecture and cuisine are full of vivid traces of the region's multicultural past. The vibrant Lithuanian and Belarusian minorities, as well as rich Jewish heritage, create the remarkable cultural wealth of the borderland.