NATIONAL PARKS

Location: Region of PrešovNational Parks: Poloniny, Pieniny, Slovak Paradise, High Tatras

• the easternmost Slovak National • Poloniny contains of original extensive beech and fir-beech forest and

the primeval forests of Stužica, Rožok and Havešová • the starting point for tourists is usually village Nová Sedlica• the mountain area = Bukovské vrchy • almost 80 per cent of the area are the forrests• mountain meadows are very typical for this national park

National Park POLONINY

• there is a very big concentration of threatened animals and plant species

• typical animals- game: brown bear, wolf, lynx ostrovid, catamount, bison

National Park POLONINY

• the biggest hill Kremenec (1 221 m above sea level)• the biggest complex of primaevalforests in Slovakia• the least visited national park• the highest number of wooden churches among all national parks in

Slovakia• the biggest water tank for drinking water – Starina (60 million m³ of

water)• the highest number of big forest animals • the highest situated military cemetery from the first world war in

Slovakia

The Best of POLONINY

The PIENINY National Park (PIENAP)

• Location - on the border with Poland• Pieniny is Slovakia’s smallest national park • It covers an area of 3,750 ha with a protective zone

covering 22,300 ha • It lies in the Prešov Region • The park was founded on 16 January 1967, and its borders

were adjusted in 1997

PIENAP

• The fauna includes the lynx, otter, honey buzzard, eagle-owl, pygmy owl and hazel grouse

FaunaLynx

Honey buzzard

Trout

Otter

• Kriváň (elevation 2429m)

• Končista (elevation 2535m)

• Gerlach (elevation 2655m)

• Slavkovský štít (elevation 2453m)

• Lomnický štít (elevation 2632m).

The Tatra Peaks

This is the second highest peak in the High Tatras, reaching 2632m. The excellent observatory peak can be reached by cable car

Lomnický Štít

Cartusian Monastery = Red Monastery

• Right in the centre of the village of Červený Kláštor (that offers traditional folklore and architecture), is located a cultural monument established in the beginning of the 14th century.

• the only one from 9 national parks which name isn’t derived from geographical region

• situated in the eastern part of Slovakia• area: 197.63 km²; protected zones: 130,11 km²• 11 national nature reserves, 8 nature reserves• contains about 350 caves (only Dobšinská ice cave is open to the

public)• forests cover 90% of the park

National Park SLOVAK PARADISE

200 species of vertebrates (130 are protected) home to 930 species of plants ( 35 are protected) 65 endangered species 40 species of mammals (bear, fox, wolf, wildcat, deer, boar, and

marten) about 4,000 species of invertebrates (more than 2,100 species of

butterflies, 400 species of bugs and 150 species of molluscs) the most widespread trees are the beech, spruce, fir and pine.

National Park SLOVAK PARADISE

Čingov (494 m above sea level) Dedinky (790 m above sea level Dobšinská Ice Cave (855 m above sea level) Kláštorisko (790 m above sea level) Mlynky (739 m above sea level)

Tourist Paths

the highest place: Predná hoľa: 1 545 m above sea level the lowest place: water-table of Hornad 470 m above sea level the biggest reserve: Kyseľ the most popular place: Suchá Belá the highest fall: Závojový vodopád (70 m) the biggest ice cave: Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa the oldest cave: Skalné okno and Pieskovcová jaskyňa the smallest mammal: shrew (6 cm) the biggest mammal: brown bear (260 kg) the smallest bird: rirecrest (9cm) the biggest bird: eagle the biggest water area: Palcmanská Maša

The Best of SLOVENSKÝ RAJ

• The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra (Tatry in both Polish and Slovak) forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They occupy an area of 750 km² and the major part lies in Slovakia. The highest mountain is Gerlach at 2,655 m, located in Slovakia.

National Park HIGH TATRAS

• Climate: The Mountains lie in the temperate zone of Central Europe. They are an important barrier to the movements of air masses. Their topography causes the most diverse climate in that region.

• Temperatures: Temperatures range from −40 °C in the winter to 33 °C in the warmest months.

National Park HIGH TATRAS

• Human involvement: On 19 November 2004, large parts of the forests in the southern part of the High Tatras were damaged by a strong wind storm.Further damage was done by a forest fire, and it will take many years until the local ecology is fully recovered.

National Park HIGH TATRAS

• Animals: Tatra chamois, marmot, bear, snow vole, brow bear, wolf, fox, red deer...

National Park HIGH TATRAS

Thanks for your attention.

Lenka Budaiová, Lýdia Vardzaľová, Martina Scholtzová, Michaela Žatkovičová

GJAR II.D