Only Polesie Lubelskie, a small fragment of Polesie, the vast Central European lowland west to the Bug river, lies within Poland’s boundaries. Its great natural values and nearly unchanged natural environment have led to placing this area under protection. It is a land of meadows, swamps, wetlands and lakes. The Polesie National Park and natural reserves located there deserve a closer look.
Polesie is a geographical region situated in frames of the lowlands of Eastern Europe. Its western extremity is situated on the territory of Poland. It's called Polesie Lubelskie. Polesie region is characterized by the landscape of wide flat peat plains intersected by mineral hills. Structure and functioning of the landscape were analyzed on the basis of the relationships between selected elements of landscapes and their interrelations. Among them water is the most important. In the landscape of Polesie Lubelskie predominate vertical type of water circulation. The result of studies is digital database and a set of maps among them the most important is the map of the structural- functional landscape units, treated as a model of landscape functioning.