Poľana Protected Landscape Area
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Poľana Protected Landscape Area
CHKO Poľana |
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IUCN category
V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Location | Central Slovakia : Poľana Mts. |
Coordinates | 48°37′N 19°28′E / 48.617°N 19.467°E / 48.617; 19.467 |
Area | 203.6 km 2 (78.6 sq mi) |
Established | 12 August 1981 |
Governing body | Správa CHKO Poľana (Poľana PLA administration) in Zvolen |
Poľana Mountains Protected Landscape Area ( Slovak : Chránená krajinná oblasť Poľana ) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia . The Landscape Area is situated in the Poľana Mountains, part of the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains, in Central Slovakia. It is situated in the Banská Bystrica , Brezno , Detva , and Zvolen districts.
Poľana was declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve on 27 March 1990.
History
The Protected Landscape Area was established on 12 August 1981, and the law was amended on 3 September 2004. Protected areas declared before include the national nature reserves of Badínsky prales Old Growth Forest (1913), [1] Zadná Poľana (1953) [2] and Boky (1964), [3] and the nature monuments of Bátovský balvan Rock (1964) [4] and Kalamárka (1977). [5]
Geography
The highest mountains are Poľana at 1,457.8 m (4,783 ft) and Predná Poľana at 1,367 m (4,485 ft) .
References
External links
- Poľana PLA at Slovakia.travel
- Podpoľanie Region situated at Poľana
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