the geographical background of our region

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The Geographical

The Geographical

Background of our

Background of our

RegionRegion

The Golub-Dobrzyń district is located

in the eastern part of the kujawsko-pomorskie province. It occupies

612,74 km², which is a 3,5 % area of the kujawsko-pomorskie province.

Geographical Geographical locationlocation

Million years ago there was a completely different

. climate on our palnet Europe was covered with

solid ice accompanied with . frost and blizzards Glaciers appeared many

. times shaping Europe As you can see on the map of

, Europe it was the most. frozen Scadinavia was the

place where inlandsis were .created first

Mill ion years agoMil l ion years ago ……

glacier model

Glaciations in Poland Glaciations in Poland

Polish Land has been formed as a

result of the Scandinavian

. glaciation In consequence our

sites have a very varied postglacial

. appearance

Ground MoraineGround Moraine

Ground moraine is , a type of moraine

which is built of . glacial drift You can

find here esker and. kame Near Zbójno you can also find

Zbójnickie.Drumlins

Zbójnickie DrumlinsZbójnickie Drumlins

Zbójnickie Drumlins arose as a result of the . activity of a glacier and its waters They are

.oblong hills built of clay and sand

DRIFTS AND DRIFTS AND POSTGLACIAL FORMSPOSTGLACIAL FORMS

Scandinavian island ice left behind . a lot of drifts and postglacial forms

The next figure shows the most .important of them

P o s t g la c ia l P o s t g la c ia lla n d f o r m sla n d f o r m s

Our region has -a number of post

- glacial lakes large , and small and

numerous . postglacial forms

These are esker and.kame

Esker

Kame

climate climate Poland belongs to the moderate climate

. zone The coldest month is January and the . warmest July Temperature during the year

18 - 2 ranges between C in summer and ° C . 580 in winter Precipitation ranges from to

450 mm and are among the lowest in the. country

PlantsPlants Flora of our region is quite

. rich 70 .There are over kinds of plants

Fore s t 25% . , Forests cover of our region Pine forests . growing on poor soils which predominate here

Other forests are .deciduous ones

AnimalsAnimals Rivers and lakes are inhabited

. by fish In the woods you can , find birds mammals and

. reptiles

Drwęca ValleyDrwęca Valley , The great attraction of the region is a beautiful valley

. where the Drwęca river flows It is very clean and . attractive to the public

Because of its charm and , richness of fish

the river has been

a nature reserve 1961.since

Drwęca RiverDrwęca River

Postglacial lakes Postglacial lakes In our region there are many postglacial

. lakes The main reservoirs are Grodno and, Okonin which attract many tourists from

. the city

Grodno

OkoninOkonin

SitnoSitno

JeziórkiJeziórki

SłupnoSłupno

Oszczy-wilkOszczy-wilk

Soil 85% of soils in our region was evaluated

. as good and average The main soil . types are brown ones Drab and poorer occur mostly in the valley of the Drwęca

. river

Poor soil Very good soil Average soil

Economy - agriculture

- . Golub Dobrzyń county is mainly agricultural 43.4 . , The area used for agriculture is thousand ha

70.9% . which represents approximately of the total , Fertile soils are planted with wheat barley and

. , corn Poor soils are planted with rye tobacco and.potatoes

s ugar beet

Fertile soils are planted with

wheatwheat

barleybarley

corncorn

Poor soils are planted with Poor soils are planted with

ryerye

TobaccoTobacco

PotatoesPotatoes

Industry – natural Industry – natural resourcesresources

In our region there are postglacial - . raw materials sand and gravel

. They are mined in many places Sand and gravel are used for the purposes of local

. industry to produce concrete elements

GravelGravel

Where do people work ?Where do people work ?IndustryIndustry

28% .People working in industry make

UnemploymentUnemployment

The rate of unempolyment

is 7,1%.

AgricultureAgriculturePeople working in agriculture

are 41%.

ServicesServices

People working in 28% .services are

Population of our regionPopulation of our region

One of the problems in our district is, , unemployment which causes social losses the

.negative economic effects and moral consequences

DATADATA GeneralGeneral FemaleFemale MaleMale

GeneralGeneral 45 10745 107 22 79022 790 22 31722 317

CityCity 17 12717 127 90019001 81268126

CountryCountry 27 98027 980 13 78913 789 14 19114 191