Białowieża Forest
Also known as Bialowieza Forest, Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Bilovezha Forest, forêt de Belovej, forêt de Bialovèse, foret de Bialowieza, Puszcza Białowieska
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Europe and North America
Belarus, Poland
Inscribed
1979
Area
161,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Białowieża Forest is about 70 km south-east of Białystok. The nearest other World Heritage site is Struve Geodetic Arc, about 130 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Białystok · about 292,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
- Brest · about 301,000 peopleabout 75 km south
- Hrodna · about 317,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Baranavichy · about 169,000 peopleabout 140 km east
- Lida · about 100,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Ełk · about 56,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, UkraineCultural126 km away
BelarusCultural186 km away
BelarusCultural191 km away
PolandCultural206 km away
PolandCultural231 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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