Puszcza Biała

Puszcza Biała

Puszcza Biała (White Wilderness) is the name given to the forest that extends in Poland from Pułtusk to Ostrów Mazowiecka. It is part of the Mazovian lowlands and consists of small trees, mostly pine.

The White Wilderness (Puszcza Biała) is usually associated with the Green Wilderness (Puszcza Zielona), and together the two forests are often referred to as the Kurpie Forest (Puszcza Kurpiowska) because the two forests were populated by inhabitants who, over the centuries of isolation, developed a unique culture of their own, called Kurpie.

Towns located in the Puszcza Biała

* Pułtusk
* Pniewo
* Tocznabiel
* Ostrów Mazowiecka
* Wyszków
* Brok
* Długosiodło
* Brańszczyk
* Obryte
* Rząśnik
* Nowy Lubiel

Rivers running through the Puszcza Biała

* Bug
* Narew
* Brok
* Zgorza Struga

Nature preserves pertaining to Puszcza Biała

* Rezerwat przyrody Stawinoga
* Rezerwat przyrody Popławy
* Rezerwat przyrody Bartnia
* Rezerwat przyrody Wielgolas

See also

* Polish forests
* Puszcza Kurpiowska
* Puszcza Zielona
* Kurpie

References

* [http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puszcza_Bia%C5%82a Puszcza Biała]
* [http://nature.poland.pl/regions/niziny_srp/puszcza_biala/advice.htm Nature Poland]
* [http://www.lp.gov.pl/ Lasy Państwe]
* [http://kuznia-kurpiowska.com Kuźnia Kurpiowska w Pniewie] Centrum folklorystyczne Puszczy Białej


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