Great Fatra National Park
Great Fatra National Park Narodný park Veľká Fatra |
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Location: | Žilinský , Banskobystrický , Slovakia | |
Next city: | Banská Bystrica , Martin , Ružomberok , Turčianske Teplice | |
Surface: | 403.71 km² | |
Founding: | March 1, 2002 | |
Address: | Sprava Národného parku Veľká Fatra Čachovský rad č. 7 038 61 Vrútky |
The Great Fatra National Park ( Slovak Národný park Veľká Fatra ) is a Slovak national park in the north of the country. It extends along the main ridge of the eponymous Great Fatra . The landscape protection area established in 1973 was converted into a national park on March 1, 2002, so together with the Slovak Karst National Park it is the newest of the nine Slovak national parks .
The seat of the administration is in Vrútky .
geography
The national park is mostly located in the political district of Žilinský kraj (Okresy Martin , Ružomberok and Turčianske Teplice ). It covers the entire main ridge of the Great Fatra and separates the historical landscapes of the Turz and Liptov . Smaller parts of the national park are in the Banskobystrický kraj ( Okres Banská Bystrica ), and at Kraľovany the protection zone extends to a tiny part of the Okres Dolný Kubín . The size of the core zone is 403.71 km² and is limited by the villages of Ľubochňa , Liptovská Osada , Liptovské Revúce , Dolný Harmanec , Mošovce and Belá-Dulice . The protection zone is 261.32 km² and also covers a small part of the Turčianska kotlina basin and extends to the Waag and the town of Ružomberok in the north. The park covers a total of 665.03 km².
The highest mountain is the Ostredok with 1592 m nm. Well-known valleys in the area of the national park are the Blatnická dolina , the Gaderská dolina and the Ľubochnianska dolina .
Flora and fauna
Almost 90% of the national park is covered by forests. There are vegetation levels from mixed forest ( red beech and oak ) to mountain pine . In remote areas, jungle-like conditions still prevail today . By far the most common tree species are the common beech, followed by spruce , fir , pine and maple . In the national park you can still find relatively many yew trees by European standards , e.g. B. in the valley above the municipality of Harmanec . The yew has therefore also been chosen as the symbol of the national park.
Endemic or rare plants in a national park are Dianthus nitidus (genus clove ), Cyclamen fatricum (genus cyclamen ), Slavic Kuhschelle ( Pulsatilla slavica ) Tatra fescue ( Festuca tatrica ) Carpathian Soldanelle ( Soldanella carpatica ) or Tatra Horst sedge ( Carex sempervirens subsp. Tatrorum ). Often, however, narcissus anemones ( Anemone narcissiflora ), globe flowers ( Trollius altissimus ), Vosges pansies ( Viola lutea ), orange-red hawkweed ( Pilosella aurantiaca ) can be found in the meadows. On the peaks, rocks, slopes, etc. Among other things, gentians , primroses , edelweiss and scot oak can be found.
Brown bears , lynxes , red deer , roe deer , wolves and wild cats live in the national park, and they find good living conditions in the large forests and relatively little-touched nature. Caves provide good quarters for bats. On the rocks there are eyries of golden eagles , peregrine falcons , ravens and eagle owls .
tourism
In addition to the possibility of hiking in nature, there are also other attractions: the village of Vlkolínec near Ružomberok is a good example of preserved folk architecture and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993 . Well-known ski resorts are Malinné Brdo (also Malinô Brdo) near Ružomberok and Donovaly .
Special nature protection
- Národné prírodné rezervácie (NPR, National Nature Reserves)
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- Národné prírodné pamiatky (NPP, National Natural Monuments)
- Perlová jaskyňa (since 2001)
- Prírodné pamiatky (PP, natural monuments)
- Blatné (4.29 ha, 1990)
- Majerova scale (8.84 ha, 1992)
- Prielom Teplého potoka (20.94 ha, 1984)
- Prírodné rezervácie (PR, nature reserves)
- Biela skala (185.07 ha, 1993)
- Chránené areály (CHA, Protected Areas)
- Dekretov porast (6.22 ha, 1999)
- Krásno (127.91, 1996)
literature
- Ján Lacika, Kliment Ondrejka: Prírodné Krásy Slovenska - Národné parky . Ed .: DAJAMA. 1st edition. Bratislava 2009, ISBN 978-80-89226-27-6 .
Web links
- Comprehensive description (Slovak)