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Bialowieza National Park (Polish: Bialowieski Park Narodowy) is a National Park in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in Eastern Poland adjacent with the border with Belarus. The total area of the park is 105.2 square kilometres (40.6 sq mi). It is located 62 km (39 mi) southeast of Bialystok (Poland). It is known for the protection of the best preserved part of the Bialowieza Forest, Europe`s last temperate primaeval forest fragment that once stretched across the European Plain. It is home to the world`s largest population of European bison (Polish: zubr), the continent`s heaviest land animals. The border between the two countries runs through the forest, the Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park is adjacent on the Belarus side of the border. There is a border crossing for hikers and cyclists within the forest. According to one study, the park brings in tourist revenues of about 72 million zlotys per year.The characteristic feature of the park is its biological diversity. Bialowieza National Park is the only Polish natural property designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. The Park is the most important – central zone of Bialowieza Forest Biosphere Reserve.