Poľana Protected Landscape Area
| Poľana Protected Landscape Area CHKO Poľana | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Location | Central Slovakia: Poľana Mts. |
| Coordinates | 48°37′N 19°28′E / 48.617°N 19.467°E |
| Area | 203.6 km2 (78.6 sq mi) |
| Established | 12 August 1981 |
| Governing body | Správa CHKO Poľana (Poľana PLA administration) in Zvolen |
Poľana Mountains Protected Landscape Area (
Slovenské stredohorie Mountains, in Central Slovakia. It is situated in the Banská Bystrica, Brezno, Detva, and Zvolen
districts.
Poľana was declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve on 27 March 1990.
History
The Protected Landscape Area was established on 12 August 1981, and the law was amended on 3 September 2004. Protected areas declared before include the national nature reserves of Badínsky prales
and Boky (1964), [3] and the nature monuments of Bátovský balvan Rock (1964)[4] and Kalamárka (1977).[5]Geography
The highest mountains are Poľana at 1,457.8 m (4,783 ft) and Predná Poľana at 1,367 m (4,485 ft).
References
External links
- Poľana PLA at Slovakia.travel
- Podpoľanie Region situated at Poľana
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