Olmany swamps

Olmany swamps
Альманскія балоты
Ольманские болота
Map showing the location of Olmany swamps Альманскія балоты Ольманские болота
Map showing the location of Olmany swamps Альманскія балоты Ольманские болота
Location of Olmany swamps
LocationBrest Voblast, Belarus
Coordinates51°47′N 27°21′E / 51.783°N 27.350°E / 51.783; 27.350
Area94,219 hectares (232,820 acres)
Official nameOlmany Mires Zakaznik
Designated10 August 2001
Reference no.1091[1]

Olmany swamps or Аĺmanskija swamps (Альманскія балоты; Ольманские болота; Olmany swamps reserve or Olmany Mires Zakaznik (Ландшафтны заказнік Альманскія балоты; Ландшафтный заказник Ольманские болота) is a protected area in the Brest Voblast of Belarus. It is one of many important swamps of Belarus and one of the largest natural complexes of bogs in Europe.

On the territory of Belarus, most of the Olmany swamps area are under protection for wetland conservation. On the Ukrainian side of the border they are partially protected as part of the Rówieński nature reserve.

Named after the Almany (village) [be].

  1. ^ "Olmany Mires Zakaznik | Ramsar Sites Information Service". rsis.ramsar.org. Retrieved 8 June 2022.