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Kampinos

Coordinates: 52°16′N 20°27′E / 52.267°N 20.450°E / 52.267; 20.450
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Kampinos
Village
Church of the Assumption
Church of the Assumption
Coat of arms of Kampinos
Kampinos is located in Poland
Kampinos
Kampinos
Coordinates: 52°16′N 20°27′E / 52.267°N 20.450°E / 52.267; 20.450
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyWarsaw West
GminaKampinos
Websitehttp://www.kampinos.pl/

Kampinos [kamˈpinɔs] is a village in Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kampinos.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Sochaczew and 38 km (24 mi) west of Warsaw.

The village lies on the southern edge of the Kampinos Forest, which is protected as a national park (Kampinos National Park) and has been designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.