Kozłow Desert
| Kozłów Desert | |
|---|---|
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| Area | 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Pustynia Kozłowska (Polish) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Poland |
The Kozłow Desert (Polish: Pustynia Kozłowska) is an area of sand dunes in the Lower Silesian Forest near the village of Kozłow,[1] approximately 17 km south-east of Szprotawa in Lubusz Voivodeship, Żagań County, southern Poland, on the border between the municipalities of Gromadka and Bolesławiec. The desert is part of the Przemkowski Landscape Park.[2][3][4]
The dunes formed as a result of glacial action in the area.[4] The "desert" was formed as a result of military exercises in the area, particularly as a result of the destruction of vegetation by rocket exercises from the 1920s onwards, first under the Germans and then later under the Soviets, which exposed the sand-dunes. The area was favoured for rocket exercises as the dunes formed a shield blocking the flight and explosion of rockets.[1] The rocket exercises in the area finally ended in 1992 with the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Poland.[5] The sandy area of the desert presently covers 20 hectares, though it is slowly being overgrown as vegetation recovers. The sandy area is divided by a central heath into a larger northern section (along the Długa Góra dune) and a smaller southern section (along the Gołębia Góra dune).[3][2]
Together with the Starczynów Desert, the Kozłow Desert is part of the larger Lower Silesian Forest (Bory Dolnośląskie) Desert.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Zwiedzaj lokalnie. Pustynia w środku Borów Dolnośląskich". Dziennik Wałbrzych. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b CZOCHARA, Nino (23 March 2021). "Pustynie w Polsce: gdzie się znajdują? 5 mniej znanych atrakcji naszego kraju". Radio Zet. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pustynie w Polsce - ile ich jest i gdzie się znajdują?". National Geographic Polska. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b "CZY WIECIE, ŻE MAMY W LUBUSKIEM PUSTYNIĘ? NIE USTĘPUJE TEJ BŁĘDOWSKIEJ". Gazeta Lubuska. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Fascynująca Pustynia Kozłowska. Wiedziałeś, że na Dolnym Śląsku jest pustynia? Zobacz zdjęcia niesamowitego miejsca". Wałbrzych Naszemiasto. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.