Puszcza Biała
Map
Map showing the location of Puszcza Biała
Map showing the location of Puszcza Biała
Geography
LocationMasovian Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates52°42′54″N 21°47′24″E / 52.714888°N 21.790130°E / 52.714888; 21.790130
Ecology
Dominant tree speciespine

Puszcza Biała (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpuʂt͡ʂa ˈbjawa], 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.

Settlements in the Puszcza Biała

Rivers running through the Puszcza Biała

Nature preserves within the Puszcza Biała

Nature reserve Stawinoga
  • Rezerwat przyrody Stawinoga
  • Rezerwat przyrody Popławy
  • Rezerwat przyrody Bartnia
  • Rezerwat przyrody Wielgolas

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