Suwałki Lake District - Suwałki-Seenplatte

Moraine landscape of the Suwalszczyzna

The Suwałki Lake District (Polish Pojezierze Suwalskie) is part of the Ice Age East Baltic Lake Districts and lies in the northeast Poland, on the border to Lithuania. She becomes the Lithuanian Lake District as well as the historical region Suwalszczyzna expected. The region is located in the north of the voivodeship Podlaskie. A small part is also in the far east of Warmia-Masuria. It borders on the to the west Masurian Lake District, in the northwest to the Romniter Heide and in the south to the jungle of Augustów. The Rospuda, Czarna Hańcza and Marycha have their origin in the lake district.

Regions

Fog over the lakes

The Suwałki Lake District macro-region is divided into:

Western Suwałki Lake District

  • 1 Rospuda FilipowskaRospuda Filipowska in the Wikipedia encyclopediaRospuda Filipowska (Q9322833) in the Wikidata database

Eastern Suwałki Lake District

Augustów Lake District

places

Map of Suwałki Lake District

The area is very sparsely populated, there are almost no cities and the landscape is natural.

Kayaks on the Wigry
Hańcza
Camaldolese monastery
Augustów Canal

Other goals

  • 1 Wigry National ParkWebsite of this institutionWigry National Park in the Wikipedia encyclopediaWigry National Park in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWigry National Park (Q620407) in the Wikidata database
  • 2 Wigry Baroque MonasteryWigry Baroque Monastery in another language in the Wikivoyage travel guideBaroque Wigry Monastery in the Wikipedia encyclopediaWigry Baroque Monastery in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryWigry Baroque Monastery (Q5762841) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 Augustów HeathAugustów Heath in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAugustów-Heide in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsAugustów Heath (Q2590340) in the Wikidata database

background

From ancient times, Polish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, German, Tatar and Jewish influences mixed in the area. Nevertheless, it remained very sparsely populated. There was never any industry or large settlements here. The only economic factor in the region was the Wigry monastery.

The numerous moraine hills here reach a height of almost 300 meters above sea level. Of the over numerous large lakes are the Wigry and the Hańcza the biggest. The latter is the deepest lake in Poland at 113 meters.

language

The official and lingua franca is Polish. You can get along well with English everywhere.

getting there

The nearest international airport is 1 Olsztyn AirportWebsite of this institutionOlsztyn Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaOlsztyn Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsOlsztyn Airport (Q1432944) in the Wikidata database(IATA: SZY)but it is more than 100 km away. The journey can also be made via the expressway Białystok respectively.

mobility

The road, rail and bus network is quite thin. A separate mobile stand is very helpful here.

Tourist Attractions

The baroque monastery on Lake Wigry is well worth seeing.

activities

The lake district is shaped by hundreds of lakes and moraine hills from the Ice Age and is ideal for water sports. Many large lakes (e.g. Hańcza Lake) are with the Augustów Canal, the Rospuda or the Czarna Hańcza connected, so that a network of many kilometers of waterways is practically open to canoeists and sailors.

kitchen

Due to the numerous lakes and rivers, fresh freshwater fish is available cheaply everywhere.

nightlife

The nightlife is concentrated in the big cities outside of the Lakeland.

security

It's pretty safe.

climate

There is a transitional climate with a continental impact. The summers are warm to hot, the winters cold.

trips

literature

You article too Poland.

Web links

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