National parks of Prešov's region

Júlia Krišová and Justína Jurašková, 2.B

Basic informations

• The Carpathians• 2 protected landscape areas – East

Carpathians and Vihorlat• 5 natural parks – NP Poloniny, NP Slovak

paradise, The Tatra NP, The Low Tatra NP and PIENAP

• 1271,18 km2

NP Poloniny

CHKO Eastern CarpathianNP PIENAP

CHKO VihorlatNP Slovak paradise

NAPANT

TANAP

The Tatra National Park

• Western and Eastern Tatras• The oldest

• 1st January 1949

• The highest point – Gerlach peak• UNESCO – International Biosphere Reserve• Mountain lakes, mountain waterfalls and caves• Izzards, marmots, eagles, bears

Veľké Hincovo pleso

The Low Tatra National Park

• Váh river and Hron river valleys• Divide into 2 parts – Ďumbier (W) and Kráľovo (E)• The highest point – Ďumbier Mount• National park - 1978• Meteorological station• Protected water-management area• The largest• Carst effects

Demänovská ice cave

Station in Chopok

Ďumbier

NAPANT

Poloniny National Park

• 1st October 1997• Area : 298 km2

• 2007 – UNESCO• The highest peak – Kremenec• Water reservoir – Starina• The least inhabited NP• 6 caves

PIENAP

Dunajec

• The smallest NP in Slovakia – 37,5 km2

• 16th January 1967• 19 individually protected

natural areas • Rafting on the wooden rafts

• Haligovské rocks, Aksamitka Cave, Kamienska tisina, Pieninské lipy

Haligovské rocksPieninské lipy

• Dunajec River Gorge, Lesnícky brook

Protected Landscape Area Vihorat

• 28th December 1973• Vulcanic origin• Sninský stone• The lake Morské oko • Black Stork, Short-toed

Eagle, River Kingfisher

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