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Malá Fatra National Park

Malá Fatra National Park

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The Malá Fatra National Park (Slovak: Národný park Malá Fatra) is a national park in the northern part of the Malá Fatra mountains called Krivánska Malá Fatra.

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It has an area of 226.3 km2 (87.37 mi2) and a 232.62 km2 (89.81 mi2) buffer zone. The park was declared in 1988. Between 1967 and 1988 it was a protected landscape area. Its highest peak is Veľký Kriváň, with an altitude of 1,708m amsl.[1]

For a geological and geographical description see Malá Fatra.

Flora

The mountain is covered mainly with mixed beech forests, at higher elevations with fir and spruce. Pine woods and meadows occur at higher altitudes. About 83% of the area is covered in forest.

In the variety and beauty of flora species, the following examples stand out as the most remarkable:

The summit of Malý Kriváň (1,671 m) in the foreground
Šútovo Waterfall

Fauna

The fauna includes:

Remarkable places

  • Kryštálová jaskyňa (Crystal Cave) with calcite decoration, located in the Malý Rozsutec Mountain
  • the 38 metres high Šútovo Waterfall
  • castles, such as the Strečno Castle and Starhrad
  • traditional architecture: Štefanová and Podšíp settlements
  • Slovak folklore centres, such as the village of Terchová
  • Jánošíkove diery (trans: Janosik holes) - system of gorges and canyons

References

  1. [1]
    Kalaš Michal, Kicko Ján. "Výskum a ochrana Malej Fatry" (PDF). Štátna ochrana prírody SR. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-06-10.

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