Polonezköy Nature Park

Polonezköy Nature Park
Polonezköy Tabiat Parkı
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A view from Polonexköy landscape.
Map showing the location of Polonezköy Nature Park
Polonezköy NP
Location of the nature park in Istanbul, Turkey.
Location Polonezköy, ((Beykoz]], Istanbul Province, Turkey
Nearest city Polonezköy
Coordinates 41°07′04″N 29°12′37″E / 41.11778°N 29.21028°E / 41.11778; 29.21028Coordinates: 41°07′04″N 29°12′37″E / 41.11778°N 29.21028°E / 41.11778; 29.21028
Area 3,004 ha (7,420 acres)
Established 1994
Governing body Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Environment and Forest

Polonezköy Nature Park (Turkish: Polonexköy abiat Parkı) is a nature park declared village of Polonezköy in Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Polonezköy is situated in Beykoz district of Istanbul Province. The area was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in 1994. It covers an area of about 3,004 ha (7,420 acres).[1] It is the province' first and in terms of area the largest nature park. The protected area is named after the village Polonezköy, which was settled in 1842 by a small group of Polish emigrants, after the failed November Uprising. The settlement was initially named "Adamköy" or "Adampol" (literally Adamville) in honor of Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, and was renamed later to "Polonez Karyesi". In 1923, it was changed to its current official name.[2]u

The nature park offers many outdoor recreational activities such as picnicing, camping, trekking and orienteering.[1] There is a 5 km (3.1 mi)-long hiking, cycling and jogging course, and observation towers. There are quality and luxurious restaurants.[1] Lodging is available in a number of boarding houses and hotels in the village.[2]

Ecosystem

Flora

The nature park has a very rich vegetation variety. Common plants are black pine (Pinus nigra), Turkish pine (Pinus brutia), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), sessile oa (Quercus petraea), Turkey oak (Quercus cerris), Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto), horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), Norway spruce (Picea abies), oriental plane (Platanus orientalis), Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), common hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), Scots elm (Ulmus glabra), alder (Alnus orientalis), oriental beech (Fagus orientalis), silver linden (Tilia tomentosa), oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis), Smilax (Smilax excelsa), bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), common laurel (Laurocerasus officinalis), cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis), common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), scarlet firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea), giant heather (Erica arborea) and guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus),.[1][2]

Fauna

There is a pheasant farm and a deer farm inside the nature park.Wild animals observed in the protected area are the mammals red deer, roe deer, wild boar, jackal, squirrel, marten, weasel, and the bird species pheasant, partridge, hawk, buzzaard, falcon, eurasian blackbird, European goldfinch, common wood pigeon, owl, magpie and sparrow.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tabiat Parkları - Polonezköy Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı-1. Bölge Müdürlüğü-İstanbul Şube Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Polonezköy Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Tabiat Parkları. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
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