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Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park

protected area (Landscape Park) in north-central Poland

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ5626418 ↗
Source-derived summary

Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park (Górznieńsko-Lidzbarski Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in north-central Poland, established in 1990, covering an area of 189.66 square kilometres (73.23 sq mi).

The Park is shared between three voivodeships: Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Masovian and Warmian-Masurian. Within Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship it lies in Brodnica County (Gmina Brzozie, Gmina Górzno, Gmina Bartniczka, Gmina Świedziebnia). Within Masovian Voivodeship it lies in Żuromin County (Gmina Lubowidz). Within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship it lies in Działdowo County (Gmina Lidzbark).

Within the Landscape Park are six nature reserves.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park” is protected area (Landscape Park) in north-central Poland. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Górzno-Lidzbark, Landscape and Park, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1990—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Górzno-Lidzbark, Landscape and Park is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “protected area (Landscape Park) in north-central Poland” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5626418. The first chronological checks are 1990.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park primary sources, Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park archive and Górzno-Lidzbark research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.