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Nature Park “Silene”

Skrudalienas, Demenes pagasts, Daugavpils novads
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“Silene” is a nature park situated in Daugavpils region, in Demene and Skrudaliena municipalities near the border of Belarus. It was founded in 1977 as a complex nature reserve and has an area of 37.9 km².

In the territory of the park, there are 24 lakes, including parts of Lake Riču (5.9 km²), Lake Sitas (0.4 km²), and Lake Sila (2.6 km²). There are also several small marshes, the biggest of which is Glušonka marsh – a nature reserve that has an area of 142.3 ha. Pine stands as well as pine-fir and fir-deciduous forests predominate in the nature park. European pond turtle, fire-bellied toad, great crested newt, and forest dormouse can be found in the marshes and lakes of the park. Black storks, black kites, and lesser spotted eagles nest in the park’s forests.

In the Southern part of the park, in the Belarus border area, there is the nature reserve “Ilgas” and the Daugavpils University’s Study and Research Centre ”Ilgas”.

Skrudalienas, Demenes pagasts, Daugavpils novads
+371 65476748
taka@dnd.lv
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