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Malá Fatra National Park

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Location
  
West Slovakia

Established
  
April 1, 1988

Area
  
226.3 km (87.37 mi)

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Governing body
  
Správa Národného parku Malá Fatra (Malá Fatra National Park administration)

The view of the mal fatra national park near terchov slovakia


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.

For a geological and geographical description see Malá Fatra.

Flora

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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:

  • gentian (Gentiana clusii)
  • auricula (Primula auricula)
  • Dianthus nitidus
  • round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
  • lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus)

    • Fauna

    The fauna includes:

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  • golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
  • eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
  • black stork (Ciconia nigra)
  • brown bear (Ursus arctos)
  • lynx (Lynx lynx)
  • beech marten (Martes foina)
  • European otter (Lutra lutra)
  • wildcat (Felis silvestris)
  • grey wolf (Canis lupus)

    • Remarkable places

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  • 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

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    References

    Malá Fatra National Park Wikipedia
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