Poloniny National Park
| Poloniny | |
|---|---|
_001.jpg) A typical meadow (polonyna) | |
 Location in Slovakia | |
| Location | Snina, Prešov, Slovakia |
| Area | 40,688 ha (157.10 sq mi) |
| Established | 1 October 1997 |
| Named for | typical poloniny meadows |
| Operator | Správa NP Poloniny |
| Website | www.sopsr.sk/nppoloniny/ |
Poloniny National Park (
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site
.
Location
The park is located in the
AMSL on a point where the borders of Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine meet, near the summit of the mount Kremenec. The National Park is the easternmost and least populated area of the country. Hiking trails starts from several villages, most notably Nová Sedlica but also from Runina, Topoľa and Uličské Krivé
.
Biology and ecology
Forests cover about 80% of the area;
old growth forests in Slovakia, which are protected by national nature reserves. Meadows, called poloniny in Eastern Slovak
dialects, situated on the main ridge of the Bukovské vrchy mountain range are common.
Many species found in the park are
wisent
(Bison Bonasus) was reintroduced in the area in 2004.
Tourism
The National Park is open to the public all year with winter (cross-country skiing) as well as summer hiking trails. Besides several mountain trails there is also one connecting outstanding wooden churches from the 18th century in Topoľa, Uličské Krivé, and Ruský Potok.
World Heritage Site
The
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians
. In order to protect the extraordinary value of these forests, only one of them, namely Stužica, is accessible to the public.
See also
- Protected areas of Slovakia
- Carpathian Wooden Churches
- Stužica
Gallery
-
Panoramic view at the Poloniny mountains. -
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Runina village from Saddle under Durkovec. -
Hiking trail in the National Park. -
View of theBukovské vrchymountain range. -
Wooden church in Ruský Potok. -
Wooden church in Uličské Krivé.
References
- ^ "World Heritage Committee inscribes two natural, one mixed, and four cultural sites onto UNESCO's World Heritage List". UNESCO Press Release N°2007-79. June 28, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
External links
- Poloniny National Park at Slovakia.travel
- Poloniny National Park at Snina Region homepage
- Official website at the State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic website (in Slovak)
- Wooden Churches in Slovakia
- National Park Poloniny, cross country skiing.
49°02′42″N 22°25′30″E / 49.04500°N 22.42500°E
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